Gender refers to whether a pet is a girl or boy (although NPC pets such as Thyassa or Umbra Penn can be non-binary). Users can also choose male, female, and other as gender options on their accounts. The only things that have an impact on a user's gender will impact are what is shown under their name on the Neoboards and their lookup, as well as how they will be referred to at the bank (sir or madam; choosing "other" causes the banker to drop the honorific).
Physical differences[]
Other than their implied real-world species, the only major differences amongst male and female Neopets is that females tend to have prominent eyelashes while males do not, as well as the look that these pets may take on when painted Elderly, Royal, Usuki or Quiguki.
In official Neopets art (especially with the various characters around Neopia), there tends to be more gender dimorphism amongst pets (e.g. adult females tend to have more pronounced chests and waists, whereas males tend to have more muscle, especially rogues/militant pets).
There are no Battledome stat differences between male or female Neopets, as well as no customisation limitations related to gender.
Preferences[]
Gender does not have any effect on a pet's personality or, prior to March 2024, whether or not they would reject an item (e.g. females can absolutely despise Usuki Dolls while males can enjoy them, or vice versa).
Faeries[]
Faeries are all feminine in appearance and go by feminine pronouns.
Aside from an April Fools joke in 2012, TNT has never officially released a male faerie.
Trivia[]
- Generally, Neopets users are more likely to own pets of their own gender rather than the other way around.
- If a pet is painted Elderly, Royal, Usuki or Quiguki as a Boy or Girl but changes gender as a result of the Lab Ray, that pet's look will change to match their new gender.
- However, if any of these pets get hit in the Battledome with the Lab Ray Scientist's Strange Potion, their look will not change.
- Unlike Neopets born via Create a Pet or Space Adoption Agency (the genders of which can be determined by the user), Draiks and Krawks will have a random gender upon being born/transformed.