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Am interested in getting a ball python sometime in the future.

In the limited research I've done so far, it would seem that the pastel morph is very attractive yet very affordable.

I was curious as to what defines a 'pastel' ball python. I can tell they look sharper but what is the definition or tell tale signs of a pastel?

I did use the search function and typed in "pastel defined" and didn't really find what I was looking for.

http://www.[url ban]/forums/showthread.php?t=62699

I don't understand. Link didn't work.

Pastels are a bright yellow coloration with a plain white belly and greenish eyes. They also will have a faded look to the dark spots on their backs and their head. When viewed side by side I doubt you'd be able to mistake a pastel for a normal (if you can't then it's either a really poor pastel or a really nice normal). Just check out any of the big breeder's websites or troll the forums/classifieds here and you will find an abundant supply of pics to see what I mean.

Hope it helps,
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

This may help... www.nextworldexotics.com/hg.htm
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Thanks
Jon Dvoretz
Next World Exotics
www.nextworldexotics.com

The Hunters Guide to the Morphs
www.nextworldexotics.com/hg.htm

Awesome site nextworld. EXACTLY what I was looking for.

Ya, Even my really nice normals don't really even compare to my male adult pastel, and he isn't even probably the greatest of examples.... Or maybe that just a sign I spend too much time looking at ball pythons. lol. Unless it is a very poor looking pastel they are pretty easy to tell apart... and even then it still isn't super hard to see. The eyes are alwasy the ticket to look for if you have a question on if it is a pastel or not.
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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 Pos 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*

Thanks for the information. I appreaciate it.

For someone looking for a boid the pastel balls are a nice combo of looks and price.