Does any one know how to take care of a monkey because i dont and im looking for some advice onprimates? Help.

Question

I just purchased a monkey last month and i have no idea how to take care of him. I figured since they are more like humans they would be easy work. But i was very, very wrong. I cant get rid of him because I've already bonded with him. Who out there knows how to take care of a baby chimp cuz i am honestly, clueless. I know it seems pointless to purchase a monkey not knowing how to take care of it but he was love at first site.

Answer 1

You're kidding, right?


Find him a new, suitable home.
No pet deserves to be bought on an impulse and getting a primate this way is downright dangerous.
Check out this site, go to Articles/Info and Testimonials, look at the PowerPoint and you'll see.
Get rid of him before you end up like these people.
http://www.petmonkey.info/index.html

Answer 2

Why on earth would you buy a primate without first doing the research you need to properly care for him/her?????????
Chimps can get nasty when they begin to grow to breeding age and they are extremely strong.. Had you thought about that? I don't want to burst your bubble of happiness but you and the chimp would probably be better off if you contacted your local animal control agency and give the chimp up so the poor thing can be sent to an animal refuge and be given the proper care, space, food and attention he/she deserves. Wild animals should never be kept as pets. Get a domesticated animal with traits that can be handled easily by most people who wish to share their lives with a pet. I'd hate to know you wereseverely injured by your chimp because you don't know what you are doing in the area of care. I don't know where you live but where I live wild animals are illegal as pets.
LL

Answer 3

The real question is ....how could you even think of "owning" a wild creature. Wildlife deserves to stay in the wild. not in your home, not on your sofa or in your bed. Wildlife does not eat, talk, dress themselves, speak a common language or live within a society with us. get real. never "buy" a wild animal. let it live where it belongs. Then you wouldnt have to learn how to care for it. it wasnt love at first sight. it was stupidity and also for the seller. love doesnt happen like that with anything. get a domestic animal and do some homework first

Answer 4

Go to Primates.com and you can get a lot of answers there. You can also go to the public library and check out books on primates.

Answer 5

Keep the monkey's forehead clean.

Answer 6

* Chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than they are even to gorillas.
* Unlike most nonhuman primates, chimpanzees live in male-bonded societies, with the males monitoring their territory and the females moving between groups
* Chimpanzees create family bonds that last a lifetime, even dying of grief when separated from a loved one.
* In the wild, chimpanzees have a complex communication system; in captivity, they are able to learn American Sign Language and other symbol languages.
o Scientists studying chimpanzees have identified 32 different calls that are versions of four call types: grunts, barks, screams, and hoots.
* Chimpanzees are very social primates that use facial expression, vocalizations, body language, grooming, and even kisses and pats to communicate with members of their group.
o Chimpanzees cry, whimper, hoot and tooth clack to express their emotions or feelings.
o Being very sensitive to facial expressions, including eye movements, chimpanzees constantly monitor the faces of other members of the group to discover their moods and intentions.
o Primatologists feel that social grooming is probably the most important social behavior among chimpanzees, serving to maintain or improve friendships and reinforce the bonds between group members.
* Chimpanzees live in what is called a “fission-fusion society.
o They live in groups of males and females of various ages.
o Groups average four to eight individuals, which may come together, or fuse with other groups to form a community that varies from 20 to 100 chimpanzees.
* A chimpanzee has four ways to climb and grasp – two hands and two feet.
o Although a chimpanzee’s hands and feet look a lot like those of humans (fingernails and toenails instead of claws), chimpanzee hands and feet are specially adapted for life in the forest.
* Young chimps learn to create tools from objects in their environment by watching others; they use sticks to extract termites to eat and crumple leaves to soak up water to drink.
* Just like people, mother chimpanzees often develop lifelong relationships with their offspring.
o A baby chimpanzee weighs 3 to 4 pounds at birth.
o They drink mother’s milk and share her nest until they are 4 to 5 years old.
o Just like human babies, chimpanzee babies grow stronger and smarter by playing and exploring.
* Young chimps and young baboons sometimes play together when they meet in the forest.
* By following wild chimps through the forests, scientists discovered that chimps use medicinal plants to treat themselves for illness and injury.
* Because chimpanzees closely resemble humans, studying their behavior and biology may provide great insight for solving the mysteries of human ancestry and social development.
* Chimpanzees have hands that look a lot like our own.
o They have a thumb, but their thumb cannot meet the tip of their forefinger, keeping them from having the precision grip of humans.
o They also have fingernails on their fingers and toenails on their feet rather than claws.
o Chimpanzees have a long flexible great toe on their foot that is used like an additional thumb for climbing and grasping objects.
o Chimpanzees also have fingerprints and lines on their palms similar to humans.