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In my collection, I have a few that I personally would consider being Pastel, but since they weren't sold to me as such, I don't publicly call them such labels.
Now I have aquired a couple new males from a guy just a couple miles away, and I humbly bring before you, -The Pastel Boa Council of Experts- (of which I am not a part of), this little gem that I'm pretty sure has what it takes to be considered a true PASTEL. Please judge for yourselves, and be critical, constructive, and honest - I'd really like some input on your thoughts here. You'd die if you knew what I got him for.
Here he is - let him have it.


Thanks for looking, David
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--aka DMOG68

Apparent via the side diamond and saddle washout.

Nice boa.

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>>In my collection, I have a few that I personally would consider being Pastel, but since they weren't sold to me as such, I don't publicly call them such labels.
>> Now I have aquired a couple new males from a guy just a couple miles away, and I humbly bring before you, -The Pastel Boa Council of Experts- (of which I am not a part of), this little gem that I'm pretty sure has what it takes to be considered a true PASTEL. Please judge for yourselves, and be critical, constructive, and honest - I'd really like some input on your thoughts here. You'd die if you knew what I got him for.
>> Here he is - let him have it.
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>>Thanks for looking, David
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

Wow - does he have nay others like that first male?? LOL!!
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Actually most of the babies were showing some forms of abberancies, but there were a few with light,faded looks. I got three from him - the two males that I already had shown, and a female that was also real light with a big tail pattern. i sold her (can't keep everything I want), but I kept the lightest male, and his bro with the cool belly.
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He's got more black, but still very broken washed out side medalliond, but the belly on this one was completelywithout speckling -almost striped looking. See for yourself.
Take care, David


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That is an incredible animal. I have a male that is very similar.

Chris
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I think she is ultra light in appearance, and her saddles are almost not there! especially up front!

I don't know how she was produced. She could've been a normal from a hypo litter that took on some of the 'hypo'ness' and just looks a bit lighter.. Or she could be the holdback from a pair of commons..

I would think she looks 'Pastel'ish' in appearance, and has a bit of a washed out look, faded side and pattern, BUT in my opinion she has way too much black speckled around her lower half and especially around her tail to be a high-end Pastel.

I've seen bigger breeders with true pastels sell true, genetic pastels with that much black, no problem, and she doesn't have THAT much black.. I guess i'm just comparing her to the type of pastels I like, with almost NO black, especially around the tail... like this... (below)

She looks like a keeper, and she looks like she will produce some beautiful babies... that's all that would matter to me!!!

Take care, Joe Rollo - BciJoe

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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

If they are, you can't compair, Hypos will have reduced black, if those are not hypos, then they are truely beautiful pastels.
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"Life is a Safari"

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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

They are so pastel they look hypo....Great pastels...
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"Life is a Safari"

. . . Yeah the one that I got (male btw) doesn't even compare to those you've shown. Truely beautiful.
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

She looks great...Compaired to "other people" pastels, she blows them away. Thanks for the pic. If this is the same David I know, I am waiting to get some of those abberant babies...when the come along...Have a good one..

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"Life is a Safari"

which seems to mean that it should really be about 14-20 days from now - the way everybody seems to be having long gestations this year. As long as its not early. I'll shoot you some pics when they're born. Thanks, David
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I wish I could get boas like that righ down the street!!
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