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Hi Guys,
What do you think about the one in the classified today? Is it as colorful as the one post on this forum a last week or so? Thanks.

People come up with so many names to make an extra buck off of you. A good friend got a pastel bosc sent for free once, it looked completely normal in a few months, didnt even look near the same.

Man, I am dreaming of the real Pastel. It is not likely I have room for more lizards but if I find a really cool looking pastel I am willing to "down grade" to a smaller sized bed!!!! LOL

One general trend I have noticed with savannahs (I suspect albigs are similar) is that their color is partially related to temps, stress, and general health. These relationships are not "laws" but just some observations I have made. A savannah that is kept warmer on average tends to be lighter than one kept cooler. A stressed out savannah tends to be darker than one with less stress. Healthy savannahs tend to be lighter than ones that are not so healthy. Now for the important part: the SAME animal can fluctuate. At cooler temperatures, my savannahs start to darken. If I raise the temperatures, the same savannah will lighten up over time. If I understand this process biologically, cooler temperatures lead the monitor to produce more melatonin which darkens the animal (probably a biological response to retain heat since black/dark retains heat more than light colors).

So, while the "pastel" savannahs might look pretty, you can "make" a light colored savannah by keeping it warm and healthy.

Individuals vary in the amounts of "pink" "green" "purple" "yellow" and other colors people claim are showing in the animal. I have seen quite a few pictures of "pastel" savannahs and I see the colors the seller is claiming only after I read what color I am supposed to see, meaning that it is not obvious until someone primes me to see these colors.

Buy a regular savannah and keep it warm and healthy. Tell yourself you see pastel shades of your favorite color and convince yourself it is true, and you will have your very own pastel savannah.
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I'd have to agree. I paid 39.99 for my 6-8in savannah. It was not advertised as a pastel, but he is light yellow with shades of lavendar, green, & light brown.