Keeping primates as pets

Vaccination

Vaccinations. A few vaccines are available for pet monkeys. If you have questions about the need to vaccinate your monkey, you should discuss your concerns with your veterinarian.

Care

Caring for a monkey is not very hard but does require that you put a lot of work into making your monkey comfortable with plenty of food, warmth and play time. Monkeys are expensive, high-maintenance pets to have.

Housing Pet Monkeys

Monkeys need a large, secure enclosure, which can be expensive to construct. They should spend time outdoors if possible. And they must be provided with a wide variety of ever-changing toys and exercise equipment to keep them challenged, or they will suffer from boredom. Some states require certain types of enclosures to fulfill permit regulations, but you should always have a place to secure your monkey to keep it and the public safe. Health Guarantee All Monkeys purchased come with a health guarantee. Within 3 days of purchasing your new monkey, you must take him/her to a licensed veterinarian for an examination. If the veterinarian determines, within 3 days of purchase, that your monkey is clinically ill or has died from an injury sustained or illness likely to have been contracted on or before the date of sale and delivery.

Monkey Grooming

Social grooming is a behavior that not only monkeys and other animals participate in but also humans. Social grooming is the behavior of cleaning or maintaining another’s body appearance as shown in the photograph of monkeys above. Humans may not necessarily start picking at someone else’s arm pit hair, but by helping fix a hair style, or smooth a dress, or even paining someones nails, all by definition fall into the social grooming category. Just like humans, monkeys also have to maintain a social status and grooming each other is one way of doing so. Primates grooming each other is known to have major social significance and function. It allows primates to form “bonds” or “friendships”.