Depends on what your goals are. If you think you'll want to breed one day, then I'd be picking up females that can be growing before you decide what you want your first project to be.


If you don't plan on breeding, I don't think that I would have a preference one way or the other. I don't notice much difference in temperment.

One might choose a male if they don't want quite as girthy or as long a snake as a female.