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Help with a pastel

 
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big_boids_uk
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:30 pm    Post subject: Help with a pastel Reply with quote
Hi guys,
Ive been offered a pastel for a few burms im selling now my question is:

Its not a great looking pastel, but its a male which will work out well for me as my bro has a few females. Would all of my clutch from this male look the same or do you get stunners and naff ones in every litter?

Appreciate the hlep guys Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I believe there should be 50% pastels and 50% normals and the colouration and blushing is random..

thats what i think, but wait on Scott or alternative to answer Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dont mind this animal not looking too hot if i can get the odd smashing looking one out of the litter. Scott?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PS sorry i realise they are co dom the first post should have read ' will the pastels all look the same or will there be better/worse ones'.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i think it varys.. like pieds.. you never know how much white you'll get
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thats what im hoping for. Kind of jsut have this one as a breeder and hopefully churn out a few good uns from him. Hes not awful or anything but nothing like scotts screamers
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
from what I've heard you can get nice pastels from drab adults although obviously the nicer the pastel you start with the more chance of a stunning youngster.

The female you breed him with will also have a big impact on the babies, so if you mate him with some real nice females that should increase your odds of nice young.

good luck either way...
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've always thought the better foundations you use the better they are to build on so to speak so if you like the idea of a pastel but tihs one doesn't make you go omg i love it! then why not sell the burm babies and use the cash to put towards a STUNNING one, may cost a bit more but will be worth it at the end.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
rachel132002 wrote:
I've always thought the better foundations you use the better they are to build on so to speak so if you like the idea of a pastel but tihs one doesn't make you go omg i love it! then why not sell the burm babies and use the cash to put towards a STUNNING one, may cost a bit more but will be worth it at the end.

Rach


yep, your completely right Rachel, the better the starting stock the better the youngsters will be but 'ugly' snakes can still throw out the occaisonal stunning baby just as stunning snakes can still produce the odd drab youngster but by starting off with good stock you can cut down on the numbers of 'drab' young.

I personally go down the route of buying the best breeding stock, even if it means waiting and saving a little more to do it.
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