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Last quotes for those that did not want to read 10 pages!
"Many other people have what are definitely Pastels but many others simply have pretty animals they mistakenly call Pastels because of a misunderstanding of what a Pastel is. Identifying Pastels can be and is subjective. It is very much a matter of opinion. There are definitely degrees of "Pastelism". How much Pastelism is required to label an animal "Pastel"? I don't know what measure others may use, but I know what I look for in babies. I look for nearly no black in the side pattern. A very small amount of black can be found but nearly none normally. Over the years I had produced Pastels not knowing what they were. Just knowing that they were beautiful Boas to me and I kept the best to produce more and better animals. After years of breeding and generations down the road I am getting far more Pastels in individual litters than I used to get. Color is something that is enhanced by the Pastel trait not something that defines it at all. I have had Boas with tons of color that were not what I would call "Pastel". Color alone does not a Pastel make. Some Pastels have virtually no color or at least no desirable color but remain Pastel nonetheless.--- Jeff Ronne
"The only time to date I have successfully bred Pastel to Pastel was when I produced the Ivory Boas. The result was nearly all Pastel babies. So most of my Pastels come from Pastel bred to Pastel bloodline animals. From these breedings about half the babies are Pastels. Breeding a Pastel to a non-Pastel will net you some Pastels. " --- Jeff Ronne
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