He is responsible for all of this: the opossums, the special needs ferrets, my skills with small mammals, our life style-- everything.
At 9mo he got very, very sick. He got an infection in his nervous system. He was in the ER 5x in 6 weeks (he's the $5k one) until the vets told us they couldn't do anything. He had 100's of seizures. For 3mo we were basically attached, I was feet away from him at all times. Eating hurt him (he was syringe fed every few hours), he was scared just existing, he lived under the couch, occasionally biting when I pulled him out for foods and meds, and he swam more than walked. Literally hours after, I had given up, he turned a corner. He went from constant throwing up, unable to move, to waddling over and standing on his back legs for attention (using the wall for support) for the first time. From dying to the first sign of healing in months was just hours apart. It took a year of improvised, weasel physical therapy to learn to eat and move around, and another year to resemble a ferret, but he did it.

He still occasionally "hears aliens" and has break through seizures from time to time, but he's happy and comfortable. He taught me a lot of the skills I now use for STOs. He is responsible for any animal that ever benefits from our home. 

In her previous home she was called "spawn of satan" because she bites on contact and will chase people. Not just "bites" either, she latches.  My skin is oddly hard to break. She can't latch, though she will put a lot of effort into trying. Gnaws away.

She's one of the sweetest ferrets I've ever met. The biting is purely compulsive. Its a neurological issue so I renamed her. She holds her head at an angle and we've found the more tilt the quicker and harder she bites. She's usually at a 45degree angle from normal. Less than that and there's a chance she can be easily held. Above (she gets up to a 90degree angle and even I have to take caution near her. She wants held so friggin bad. That's why it seems like she chases you down. She wants cuddled. I've learned a special "Lily" hold to do so if her head tilt is 45 or lower.

She is the one least compatible with normal homes here. Still, she's as perfect as the rest. I'm endlessly grateful to know her.

Typical, happy, healthy boy. He's Brian and Suzan's half brother on the maternal side. His dad won many best in shows including breeder ferret of the year. He's done well at local shows, but unfortunately between Brian needing meds several times a day and being unwilling to entrust Lily with anyone, we cant travel to most shows.

He's our greeter. So that people can find our home among the many similar homes here, I walk outside holding him. He is friendly and calm when held. He's also an ideal greeter because he sets boundaries. Arin is the definition of "assertive". He's not passive or aggressive, if his bubble is breached he responds with just as much force as needed to push back. I trust that if a visitor makes him uncomfortable in any way (some people mean well, but are inexperienced and he's so cute and squishy) he will make it clear without any risk of biting. People could learn from him. I have.