Ok, I JUST answered a question about pet monkeys:
What I said to them, applies to you and anyone else who is considering getting a pet monkey:
Monkeys don’t make good pets.
Trust me, I have done work experience at a zoo with primates, this included experience with monkeys (they are primates) too.
I have had experience with them and they should not be domestic house pets!!!! They need large enclosures and interaction with others of their species.
Will someone be home 24/7 to take care of the monkey?
Will you be able to recall your monkey 5-6 times a day?
Will you be able to raise the monkey with minimal handling?
Do you know any hand-signals for training monkeys?
Is there a vet in your area who has had experience with monkeys?
Do you know how to observe their skin for cuts and scabs?
Do you have a large outdoor enclosure with foliage from their natural habitat?
Do you even know where their natural habitat is?
Will you provide an indoor den for the monkey at night?
Are you prepared to clean it’s poop and enclosure everyday? – This is hose, scrub, hose, squeegy!! A time consuming process which must be done several times a day. AND IT IS GROSS! You’re gonna be needing to clean more than the time you actually get to spend with your monkey!!!!
Do you know what kind of behavioural enrichment is good for monkeys?
And You gotta have more than one monkey because they are very sociable creatures!!!
If you answered NO to ANY of these questions – then maybe you should do some research and then you’ll be able to find out that monkeys belong in the wild, or at least in zoos where their natural habitat is stimulated, and where trained professionals can take care of them.
Please don’t be cruel to the monkey and ignore my message.
If you truly love monkeys, how about you put some money aside and donate to a primate sanctuary in their natural diminishing habitat. You could get some volunteer work at a zoo if you desperately want contact with monkeys. These options are better than getting a monkey!!!!!
January 30th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Don’t do it. You are supporting an evil trade in stolen infants. Let them live in the wild and get yourself a cat or a dog.
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January 30th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Monkeys bought off websites have probably had their parents shot, and they are probably living in a tiny little shed, chained up. Starving, terrified of humans, and are being poked and laughed at every single day.
Get down to the pet shop, buy something when you can see that it comes from good living conditions.
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January 30th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Ok, I JUST answered a question about pet monkeys:
What I said to them, applies to you and anyone else who is considering getting a pet monkey:
Monkeys don’t make good pets.
Trust me, I have done work experience at a zoo with primates, this included experience with monkeys (they are primates) too.
I have had experience with them and they should not be domestic house pets!!!! They need large enclosures and interaction with others of their species.
Will someone be home 24/7 to take care of the monkey?
Will you be able to recall your monkey 5-6 times a day?
Will you be able to raise the monkey with minimal handling?
Do you know any hand-signals for training monkeys?
Is there a vet in your area who has had experience with monkeys?
Do you know how to observe their skin for cuts and scabs?
Do you have a large outdoor enclosure with foliage from their natural habitat?
Do you even know where their natural habitat is?
Will you provide an indoor den for the monkey at night?
Are you prepared to clean it’s poop and enclosure everyday? – This is hose, scrub, hose, squeegy!! A time consuming process which must be done several times a day. AND IT IS GROSS! You’re gonna be needing to clean more than the time you actually get to spend with your monkey!!!!
Do you know what kind of behavioural enrichment is good for monkeys?
And You gotta have more than one monkey because they are very sociable creatures!!!
If you answered NO to ANY of these questions – then maybe you should do some research and then you’ll be able to find out that monkeys belong in the wild, or at least in zoos where their natural habitat is stimulated, and where trained professionals can take care of them.
Please don’t be cruel to the monkey and ignore my message.
If you truly love monkeys, how about you put some money aside and donate to a primate sanctuary in their natural diminishing habitat. You could get some volunteer work at a zoo if you desperately want contact with monkeys. These options are better than getting a monkey!!!!!
References :