i have the luxury of having one of each, so i don't really hafta decide. ;) i haven't owned many ferrets in my time. we started out with lu an gabe, a girl and a boy, and added tiki, a girl, as a foster for 5 years, but that's been it. lu tried to play (very nicely) with tiki, but she was from a single-ferret neglect situation, so she didn't understand who this fuzzy thing was following her and what she wanted. they had more success cuddling. i have seen and worked with ferrets in shelters, and in my experience, i'm honestly not as partial to gender as i am to personality. i think if we got more ferrets, that would be my #2 reason for adopting, my #1 reason being that there are plenty of fuzzies that need homes. when you adopt, the shelter can help you find the right fert for you. that's way cool. either way, for now i don't hafta choose. i love them both! :) andrea and the somerville dynamic duo, lucy and gabe [Posted in FML issue 3940]