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hi, i have 2 ultra pastel res's. people online r charging alot for them. i was told that pastels r only casued by high temperatures. is this true, and if i breed a ultr pastel with another ultra pastel will they produce pastels?
im very confused please help, these r beautiful turtles, is it only caused by temps? i have pics but dont know how to post them, here is the link where my buddy got them from. i have the exact one in the pic!!
http://www.[bleep]/cgi-bin/classifieds/classifieds.cgi?db=c_aquatic&website=&language=&session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&results_format=long&db_id=1212&query=retrieval
thanks

They are made by adusting the temp during incubation. Breeding two pastels together will make normal turtles.
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Mom to:

1 little boy born 7/19/04
2 male RES, born 1999
1 ribbon snake, age unknown
3 FBT, ages unknown
1 female bearded dragon, born 5/2002
1 male lab mix, born 5/24/03
1 female calico cat, born 6/7/04
1 common musk turtle hatchling

by adjusting the temp during incuabtion, will that hurt them in any health way. r they still just like normal res, just with a different color shell. and what temps would i need to start at and then increase or decrease to get these pastels? i wouldnt mind having more they r very beautiful.
thanks ahead

I have over 100 pastels and it seems like if the temperature had anything to do with making a pastel, that there would be alot more of them. You would think that breeders would try to hatch more of the high dollar turtles. This is just what I think.

thats what i would of thought too. but a buddy of mine is sending me another pastel and he said it only floats. thats all its been doing since hes had it, what does that mean,
any ideas?
thanks