In 2019 @jkobylka posted his analysis of dreamsicle colors in the MorphMarket forums and said this:
"Brightest as babies
- Pastel YB Dream (less orange as baby, but this is the best looking adult Dreamsicle hands down!)
- ODYB Dream
- YB Dream (only 10% less bright than with OD)
- OD Dream
- Dream
- Pastel Dream (more yellow as baby, but way brighter colors as adults than reg Dreams)"
When I read that I knew it would be a great goal to create my own one day. On a hiking vacation to the mountains I stopped by Justin’s facility on the way home to Florida and bought my first ball python, a YB Het Lav female, the mother to this clutch. I later purchased the father, a Pastel Dreamsicle, also from Justin. I was lucky to get such exceptional versions of both combos from the best ball python breeder. With the pairing I had a 1/8 chance of hitting the Pastel YB Dreamsicle. She produced 5 viable eggs and when Justin confirmed the results for me I was beyond thrilled to have hit the all gene Pastel YB Dreamsicle that I had been “dreaming” about since I began this journey.
Since Justin’s analysis/thoughts in 2019 we’ve learned how great other genes stack into dreamsicle. Asphalt/gravel, Enchi, Confusion, OD combos, etc. So many roads to take from here and continuous room for further improvement.
I’m so happy to produce this awesome girl, a backbone recessive combo to grow my collection. I can’t wait to watch her develop and just get better and better.
I also produced this YB Dreamsicle female. I would have been happy to produce a single YB dreamsicle, only had a 1/4 shot at doing so. Still can’t believe I made two!
