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I found this amazing little guy hiding in a store here in Austin, TX. Needless to say, I was excited.....

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1.1 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1 Suriname Red Tailed Boas

he is my first ball python, and a pastel to boot. I know very little about ball pythons and all of this species' morphs, but he looked too beautiful to pass up.

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1.1 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1 Suriname Red Tailed Boas

Congrats! That's an absolutely beautiful snake. However, I wouldn't assume that it's a "pastel" just yet. I've seen tons of captive hatched babies look like that when they are still very young, and then fade as they age. Hopefully he'll keep his color though! Good luck!

did you buy it as a pastel or do you think its a pastel?

dont worry about wether its a morph or not, you bought it because you like it and thats the most important thing.

ive heard that on pastels orange fades to brown. but even if its not pastel it should make some extra bright babies when bred to one.

good luck, and nice find.
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jake

my addiction:
0.2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
1.0 albino cal king (zeus)
0.0.1 wc garter (zim)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

he was, in fact, advertised as a pastel. this place has a few morphs up for sale, including spiders and fancies. I hope he proves out as well.
Eliot

>>did you buy it as a pastel or do you think its a pastel?
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>>dont worry about wether its a morph or not, you bought it because you like it and thats the most important thing.
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>>ive heard that on pastels orange fades to brown. but even if its not pastel it should make some extra bright babies when bred to one.
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>>good luck, and nice find.
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>>jake
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>>my addiction:
>>0.2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
>>0.1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy)
>>0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
>>1.0 albino cal king (zeus)
>>0.0.1 wc garter (zim)
>>hybrid breeders association
>>hybrid haven
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1.1 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1 Suriname Red Tailed Boas

maintains his colors and proves out. Good luck
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Alice Cobb

Perhaps it's just the poor photography but that looks like a normal to me - do you have a good head and belly shot? Tho with the price of pastels hitting $100 it was likely they'd show up in the pet stores soon enough.

Congrats on the new addition!!
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Tosha
JET Pythons