0.1 and 1.0? and a little extra quick question

bikerecho · 07-24-13, 08:30 AM

hi there forum.

i have a quick question.
i was looking at some snakes online and i keep seeing these number 0.1 and 1.0
an example is "0.1 Graziani pastel"
what does that mean?

also now where i have your expertise on hand:
is a ball python "pastel" more expensive then a standard ball python?
is there anything special with a pastel at all?
i know that pastel is a gene, so does that mean that a Ball Python pastel is a 2 gene snake? standard + pastel?

sorry if it's a dumb question. i am new to snakes

thanks for reading ^^

Mikoh4792 · 07-24-13, 08:38 AM

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...-1-0-mean.html

Mikoh4792 · 07-24-13, 08:39 AM

A pastel will be a little more money than a normal. It's a that makes the gold/yellow brighter

dbassa · 07-24-13, 08:41 AM

1.0= 1 male
0.1= 1 female
0.0.1= 1 unknown sex

SnakeyJay · 07-24-13, 08:49 AM

Pastel is one gene mate

BoaBoy91 · 07-24-13, 08:54 AM

Im still really new in the ball pythons category but i think im correct when i say that a pastel is really just a single gene ball python. A pastel ball python is typically more expensive than a standard ball python because of the high yellows and contrast that the pastel gene has. And from a breeding point of view pastels make a whole lot of cool morphs like a bumble bee which is a pastel x spider.

bikerecho · 07-24-13, 10:55 AM

thanks for the help guys. it cleared out a lot.

so my snake is a 0.1 Ball Python pastel. that's good to know.

pdomensis · 07-24-13, 11:21 AM

You could always just call it a female. To use the numeric system to me looks a bit pretentious unless you have several animals.

formica · 07-24-13, 11:56 AM

wondered this too, I assumed it was something more useful like the age lol

whats wrong with ♂ and ♀ ...?

bikerecho · 07-24-13, 12:23 PM

yeah.. or just F/M

bcr229 · 07-25-13, 09:51 AM

I imagine it's useful for breeders when describing clutches, since it's faster to type or write 2.3.1.6 instead of 2 males, 3 females, 1 unsexed, and 6 eggs.

poison123 · 07-25-13, 09:54 AM

If you see a fourth number it means how many eggs you have. Though a lot of people don't use it.

Edit: I see it was already said^^^

desipooh.12 · 07-25-13, 10:03 AM

I've always wondered this to, so now I know,
Well I already knew about the pastel part lol.

bikerecho · 07-25-13, 11:49 AM

i am learning a lot on the forum so far. thanks.
i just feed my snake for the first time today. surprising how fast it swallowed the mouse.

desipooh.12 · 07-25-13, 02:07 PM

Thursdays are feeding day for my brb as well!