ok, the other thread has become to congested for anyone just now joining to follow. in reading the last post before my reply, i think the i think the supposition was this. a hypo animal (hypo meaning a reduction in dark pigments) and a pastel animal (pastel meaning "lite colored" can look the same, but the distinguishing factor is recessive verses co-dominate genes. in layman's terms a hypo and pastel snake can look the same, but a hypo will need to breed to another animal with hypo genes to reproduce the lighter colors as where a pastel could breed with a normal animal and still produce off spring that show the lighter coloration. did i understand that correctly? if so, i certainly do not disagree with the notion, however, i do feel that is not an industry accepted definition. perhaps it should be. i am interested to hear from other breeders as to proven results breeding what is classically deemed hypo and classically deemed pastel.

my own thoughts, based on my experience, if one breeds a lighter colored animal (be it hypo or pastel) to a normal colored animal then the off spring will be lighter then the normal, perhaps not as light as the hypo/pastel.
Chuck Hurd Serpentology

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