Black Pastel
Type: Incomplete Dominant
First Produced By: Gulf Coast Reptiles
Complex: 8 Ball Complex
Aliases: Blk Pastel
Issues: Duckbill, Rare Kinking (Super Black Pastel)
First Produced In: 2002 [1]
Availability: Common
Last Updated: 2023-05-10
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About
The Black Pastel Ball Python is a colour and pattern altering mutation that is similar to the Cinnamon Ball Python. There is some debate whether or not these morphs are separate lineages, as they both produce extremely similar supers, even when paired to one another. Black Pastels are easily told apart from a Normal Ball Python by their heavily contrasting black/dark-browns against earthy-browns and golds.
Issues
History
The original Black Pastel was imported through Outback Reptiles.
Appearance
Head
Black Pastel Ball Pythons have a very dark head, ranging from chocolate-brown to almost black. The eye stripes are a more earthy colour than that of a Normal Ball Python.
Body
The body of a Black Pastel Ball Python is usually completely covered in hollow “alien heads”, much like the GHI Ball Python. Dark blushing can be seen along the black “puzzle” pattern and heavy flaming up its sides.
Belly
The belly of the Black Pastel Ball Python is usually clean and completely clear of pattern.
Tail
The tail of the Black Pastel Ball Python usually carries the same “ring” pattern as its body down a earthy-gold dorsal stripe.
Proven Lines
Barnhart line, Liesen line [2], VPI Satin-Line
Related Traits
Combos
- 8 Ball (Black Pastel Cinnamon)
- Black Bee (Black Pastel Spider)
- Black Cream (Black Pastel Fire Vanilla)
- Black Fire (Black Pastel Fire)
- Black Gargoyle (Black Pastel Het Red Axanthic)
- Black Magic (Black Pastel Mojave)
- Black Nightmare (Black Pastel Orange Dream)
- Black Oreo Blizzard (Black Pastel Calico Pastel Yellow Belly)
- Black Pastel Pewter (Black Pastel Cinnamon)
- Black Pewter (Black Pastel Pastel)
- Black Pewter Blast (Black Pastel Pastel Pinstripe)
- Black Pewterpagne (Black Pastel Champagne Pastel)
- Black Pin (Black Pastel Pinstripe)
- Black Pinstripe (Black Pastel Pinstripe)
- Black Razor (Black Pastel Razor)
- Black Widow (Black Pastel Pastel Spider)
- Blanchi (Black Pastel Enchi)
- Blizzard (Super Black Pastel Albino)
- Brass Ball (Black Pastel Vanilla)
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Oreo Blizzard (Black Pastel Calico Yellow Belly)
- Gargoyle (LBB/BP) (Black Pastel Lace Black Back)
- Onyx (Black Pastel Het Red Axanthic)
- Oreo Blizzard (Black Pastel Calico Pastel Yellow Belly)
- Panda Pied (Super Black Pastel Piebald)
- Quint (Black Pastel Lesser Pastel Pinstripe Spider)
- Real (Black Pastel Lace Pastel)
- Silver Streak (Super Pastel Black Pastel)
- Silver Surfer (Super Pastel Black Pastel Lesser Ghost)
- Super Black Pewter (Super Black Pastel Super Pastel)
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