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First off I've seen some real nice clutches this year so far, congrats everyone!

I have to wait until next year (hopefully) before I can start my breeding plans. I have a nicely colored female that as soon as she gets over this feeding slump she's in can breed next year with my pastel male.

I also have another female that will no doubt be ready to breed next year (she's a garbage disposal). However she is (in my opinion) way to darkly colored to think about pairing with the pastel. So I'm at a quandry as to what to do with her. I have given a LOT of thought to it the last few months. I think I've narrowed it down to three possibilities: yellowbelly, cinnamon, black pastel.

I don't know how the YB's would turn out (anyone have a darker female they've bred a YB to?), but I love ivory balls so it'd be cool to get one down the road. Also pastel YBs would be sweet. The cinnamon/black pastel I think would turn out cool and down the road a silver streak is a definite possibility...those are awesome! The cinnamon and black pastels I've seen are similarly priced so it comes down to which one makes the best silver streak???

Keep up the good work everybody...love the eye candy

Dan
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1.0.0 Snow Corn - RIP
0.1.0 Normal Corn Snake
1.0.0 Amelanistic Corn Snake
0.2.0 Normal Ball Python
1.0.0 Pastel Ball Python
1.0.0 Red Eared Slider

Dan, I bred a dark yellowbelly (Some might say washed out) to a dark normale female this year. I'm still waiting for the eggs do drop, but I can send you some pics in a few months if you remember to ask me.
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Coolluigi

"You can never have too many hets" - Jim S

0.1 Pastel Pos Het Hypo
1.1 Pastel
1.0 Mojave Poss Het Hypo
1.0 Yellowbelly
1.0 100 % Het Pied
0.8 50% Het Pied
1.7 Normal
0.2 100% Het Hypo (Orange Ghost)
0.2 Spider
1.2 100% Het VPI Axanthic
and soon to be more. *fingers crossed*

You could breed her to an albino and start a high contrast albino project...
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Corvid
"Look Like An Innocent Flower, But Be The Serpent Under It." ~William Shakespeare

1.0 Spider
0.1 Pastel (poss. het for pied - We'll see!)
0.1 Het Pied
1.0 Lesser
0.1 Pinstripe
0.2 Mojave

I prefer black pastels over cinnies...in general, and in the pewters and streaks.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)