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Ok, I got a positive reply to my question about a good starter morph... I will more than likely look for a nice Male Pastel. my question is, why is there such a difference in the Male / female prices? Is it because you need a female Pastel to breed to the Male to make Supers? Thats the only reason i could figure because a female pastel bred to a normal male would still yield the same as a Pastel male to Norm female right? And if that is correct that it is to make supers, arent you better off holding off, getting a male, and then breeding him to any female pastels you get from one of his clutches to produce your own Supers? Maybe i am WAY off base... Help?

No, your right on. Female Pastels play a HUGE role in some of the big morphs today. Yes, females are higher because there is a super form of the Pastel. But with all the BIG morphs out there it is soo much cheaper to get a female pastel and breed her to your clown male or whatever; then reversing the situation and getting a Clown female and breeding her to a Male pastel. Does this help?
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Hillary
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J & H Reptiles

There are two sides of the coin. If you buy a male pastel, you can breed him within a year or so and make lots more baby pastels, and you can keep back females you produce yourself. You'll be a year or two behind buying a female at the same time as the male, however.

If you have a female, you can make supers, yes-which are even more valuable in the morph making game. Females are valuable for their part in producing combo morphs as well, as not many people have adult females of other morphs that they would breed to a pastel male. Typically, the most valuable males will get the most valuable females.

Since pastel males breed younger than females, in essence there are more breedable males than breedable females (if you assume equal hatch rates), hence the higher price.

So in essence, you have a higher demand for females due to their potential in breeding to other morph males as well as creating super pastels. You also have less supply, as many producers keep back females for themselves. Hence, the higher price.

Hope this helps, and best of luck!

>>Ok, I got a positive reply to my question about a good starter morph... I will more than likely look for a nice Male Pastel. my question is, why is there such a difference in the Male / female prices? Is it because you need a female Pastel to breed to the Male to make Supers? Thats the only reason i could figure because a female pastel bred to a normal male would still yield the same as a Pastel male to Norm female right? And if that is correct that it is to make supers, arent you better off holding off, getting a male, and then breeding him to any female pastels you get from one of his clutches to produce your own Supers? Maybe i am WAY off base... Help?

What line of pastel is that that you have pictured?
-Andrew