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I'm doing some research on how ball pythons change color as they mature. I really would like you all to post as many pics of adult Pastel Ball Pythons as possible. I see a lot of babies, now I need adults. Oh and please don't just tell me to Google it. Please post or not at all. Thanks.

That research has some potential. With regards to pastels, it needs to be a bit more involved than just looking at pictures of Adults, babies and everything in between. The reason is, some of those really beautiful baby pastels, they stay as yellow and pretty as they are, while some of the Adults you see, they are a little bit more greenish brown hued because they are from the first generation of pastel, and the gene had not fully been brought out yet. For instance, I will give you a picture here of my adult female, and adult male(the male is the darker of the two, and is in shed in the photo)
When bred to a light female, he produces pastels that look completely different than he does. So, if you are interested in tracking the change in color of individual pastels over a year or two, then let me know, I have access to a few and I would be happy to take some pictures and send it to you once a month or so.

There are also two mojaves in there, it is just a group photo i snapped the other day.

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Ball Pythons:
1.2 Normal
1.2 Pastel
0.1 Black Pastel
2.0 Het Orange Ghost
1.1 Mojave
1.2 Spider
1.0 Albino
0.1 Het Albino
1.0 Piebald
0.1 Double het, Albino Pied
Other:
0.1 Irian Jaya x Jungle Carpet python
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
1.0 Tiger Retic
1.1 Burmese Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
3.3 Corn Snakes
0.0.1 American Alligator
2.0 Veiled Chameleons
1.0 Savannah Monitor
1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1 Brown Basilisk
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
1.1 Sugar Gliders
0.1 Puppy

I would love any info you have. I'm just starting with pastels because I find they are just about the most common morph out there.

Here is a pic of my fav pastel. Talk about positively glowing!!! I still remember when she was 600 grams and her yellow permeated through the bag I received her in. She is approximately 1200 grams and 18 months of age in this snap shot. The previous owner said she was from the VPI lineage.

I recently acquired another pastel female. She is at 1500 grams and age is unknown. I will take some pics as soon as I get home tonight, but can definitely tell you her top is rather dark brown but the bottom yellow is practically neon. Just as pretty but in a different manner.

the last two are the same snake

Hey man, sweet pastels. I have a male and female BHB pastels and they are very bright from babys to adults. The older they get the brighter they get. They look the same as your first and second photo. Nice snakes. GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON!!! THANKS, BOB

Here is a pic of my Daisy.....

Here are 2 of my adult girls
This is my pride since I produced her shes a early 07 lemon line and is about 1500 grams right now. The first pic is of her at about 300 grams then a more recent pic.



Then I picked up this 05 female pastel earlier this year shes a bit on the ugly side but man shes a monster shes about 2500 grams and when I breed her to my fire he should clean the babies up.
Shes in shed in the first pic but not in the second


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Damian Macioce
www.strongholdreptiles.com