i live in california so anyone who has any info message me please.
I am concerned that you want a "baby" capuchin. Whatever kind of pet you want, you need to want the adult version as well. Babies do not stay babies forever.
Monkeys do not make good pets. There is simply no way to care for them thoroughly or safely in one’s home. One of their most basic needs is inclusion in a proper social group of their own species, so the fact that you want "a" monkey is a red flag. (If you’re now thinking of having several monkeys, forget it, they’ll put you in the hospital in no time.)
Aside from the harm this would do to the monkey and to yourself, think of what it takes to bring one monkey to the USA for the exotic pet trade. The answer is the deaths of about half a dozen other monkeys. Primate social groups are so tightly knit that they will defend the babies to their deaths, so those who collect baby monkeys to be sold as pets must first kill all adult members of the troop. By purchasing a pet monkey, you would be supporting this business and ensuring its continuation.
I am a professional primate keeper at a zoo. One of our gibbons was a victim of this practice. She was kidnapped from the wild as an infant, and her fingers cut off to separate her from her dead mother, to whom she’d been clinging. She then lived as a pet for the first three years of her life, after which her owner had to get rid of her because she had grown too strong and intelligent to keep. She’s lived at my zoo ever since. Having been raised by a human, she was never able to learn how to survive among others of her species, so she must be housed alone. My co-workers and I go to great lengths to provide her with the highest quality of life possible. It is a heartbreaking situation, and it exists because of people who purchase monkeys as pets.
January 28th, 2010 at 3:26 am
Monkies are illegal to have as pets in California. Not to mention they become very aggressive when they reach sexual maturity. Unless you have a natural habitat for the monkey and are experienced with them, you do not need a monkey. Also, they are very expensive- the average vet check for a monkey is around $400, you have to buy diapers weekly, and they eat a ton. The majority of primates owned as pets are given to a wildlife place due to either financial reasons or their primate is aggressive and too much to handle.
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January 28th, 2010 at 3:48 am
Please don’t.
Monkeys belong in the wild and make terrible house pets. They bite and get nasty when they are old enough to mate and can’t.
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January 28th, 2010 at 3:57 am
Monkeys are illegal in California and unless you have a wildlife permit no one will help you, if you never had one you also need to get the correct info about them , they get very aggressive, I have a wildlife permit, i worked with them for an amusement park, and they are nothing to jerk around with, Please reconsider for another type of pet!
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January 28th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Monkeys live in groups and need space. They may be cute as babies but can grow into nasty biting animals.
Do not be cruel and get one and let it lead a lonely unnatural life.
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January 28th, 2010 at 5:23 am
Keeping monkeys as pets is illegal in California and they make terrible pets. They are wild animals and do no adapt well to living in human home situations. As a result, they often become aggressive. They can also transmit diseases to humans. It’s illegal now in most states and a bad idea all around.
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http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/primates/a/primatesaspets.htm
January 28th, 2010 at 5:40 am
I am concerned that you want a "baby" capuchin. Whatever kind of pet you want, you need to want the adult version as well. Babies do not stay babies forever.
Monkeys do not make good pets. There is simply no way to care for them thoroughly or safely in one’s home. One of their most basic needs is inclusion in a proper social group of their own species, so the fact that you want "a" monkey is a red flag. (If you’re now thinking of having several monkeys, forget it, they’ll put you in the hospital in no time.)
Aside from the harm this would do to the monkey and to yourself, think of what it takes to bring one monkey to the USA for the exotic pet trade. The answer is the deaths of about half a dozen other monkeys. Primate social groups are so tightly knit that they will defend the babies to their deaths, so those who collect baby monkeys to be sold as pets must first kill all adult members of the troop. By purchasing a pet monkey, you would be supporting this business and ensuring its continuation.
I am a professional primate keeper at a zoo. One of our gibbons was a victim of this practice. She was kidnapped from the wild as an infant, and her fingers cut off to separate her from her dead mother, to whom she’d been clinging. She then lived as a pet for the first three years of her life, after which her owner had to get rid of her because she had grown too strong and intelligent to keep. She’s lived at my zoo ever since. Having been raised by a human, she was never able to learn how to survive among others of her species, so she must be housed alone. My co-workers and I go to great lengths to provide her with the highest quality of life possible. It is a heartbreaking situation, and it exists because of people who purchase monkeys as pets.
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I have dedicated my life to the welfare of all primates. As such, I am opposed to the practice of keeping primates as privately owned pets.
January 28th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Hi,monkeys are illegal to keep.They belong with there own.
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