is a monkey a good pet to get that needs to be cuddle allot and is like a baby if so what kind of monkey?

Answer 1

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[Monkeys] are so wild and so difficult to truly domesticate no matter how much time, effort, and love you devote, they're still wild. They also have wild strength and the slightest slip, or it may even be spontaneous, could leave you bruised and battered, and probably very, very confused.

It's just not worth the risk to take monkeys out of their habitats to stick them in our houses where little to nothing is safe to climb the way monkeys do, where there are so many dangers to them, where they just don't belong. Many people have made the mistake of trying to get monkeys, and they end up really regretting it - not totally because of their behaviour, rambunctiousness, and difficulty of care and needs, but because they ended up being so heartbroken having to give up this "pet" they loved so much because so much as one event occurred that this monkey had to be taken and/or put to sleep.

Also, some people will go to horrible measures to try and "domesticate" their monkey. Some have all of their teeth removed and I think most of the monkeys that are pets are spayed/neutered.
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"Baby monkeys and apes destined for the 'pet' trade are literally "pulled" away from their protective mothers when they are only hours or days old. Remember, commercial gain (not compassion) is the breeder's motivation.

The infant monkeys/apes and their biological mothers typically suffer depression from the forced separation. "Breeder" females are often purposely impregnated at a frequency which can be 4-6 times higher than the species would breed in natural circumstances, leading to serious and often fatal/crippling maladies like hemorrhaging and severe bone mass depletion.

"Breeder" females are often purposely impregnated at a frequency which can be 4-6 times higher than the species would breed in natural circumstances

Purchasing an infant primate is always consumerism supporting an unscrupulous (and sometimes illegal) trade.

Raised by humans, the baby monkeys/apes never have the chance to develop as they should, thus they become psychologically maladjusted. They have little or no chance of leading life in accordance with their instincts as nature intended." (Testimonials page)
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http://www.petmonkey.info/ is a very useful site and presents very well why pet monkeys are definitely not the cute, cuddly pets people always presume. They are, indeed, very cute, but will likely never be domestic pets.

Answer 2

A monkey is a monkey, a wild animal with all the inherent wild instincts. If you try to treat it like a human baby, and expect it to behave as such, it will become confused and aggressive. It needs to be raised among its own kind, and live with same. Pardon me for being frank, but this is a ridiculous animal to want to keep as a pet.

You can't expect any pet to be like a surrogate baby, actually. They are animals, like to be appreciated for what they are, and need to be trained according to their kind, so that they can fit comfortably into our lives. Monkeys, sadly, are not good candidates for this anyway. They have their own specific needs, and don't accomodate well to human family life.

Answer 3

My parents own a Capuchin monkey and he is now about 15 years old. When he was little he was very calm and cute, but as he got more comfortable he got a lot more promiscous. It is kind of like having a child that never moves out and they live about 40 yrs. Everything in the house had to be locked up all the time or he would terrorize it. He can be very mean at times and he almost bit my finger off at one point. That being said I still enjoy his company and he is very loving at times. They are also very expensive because usually they wear diapers and they eat food like people do (fruits, vegetables and meat). I would not recommend getting one unless you are really prepared to take care of it for a long time. Learn as much as you can before you make the commitment.

Answer 4

A monkey isn't really a pet that likes to be cuddled a lot, it likes excersise. A cuddly pet would be a cat or something similar to a cat.

Answer 5

monkeys are terrible pets. they can turn on you at any tI'me. im from south America, and my neighbor had a pet capuchin for many years, apparently tame until one day, the monkey got mad and bit the heel of his foot off!!! the whole thing i swear. look on line, even when people remove their canine teeth they can be extremely aggressive. i think that since primates are the closest thing to humans, when they reach sexual maturity they become anxious and realize that they are not in their natural environment, they feel deprived and act out. i saw online pictures of a woman whose pet monkey almost disfigured her. kicked, punched and bit her face and arms to the point that she needed stitches.

Answer 6

Monkeys do not make good pets. They're cute at first, but they can be very destructive. If you want someone that likes to cuddle I know that miniature poodles are real cuddlers.

Answer 7

Monkeys are wild animals. Please, don't consider getting one, unless you know every little bit about them and know they can get to be smelly and very destructive. Some can be very agressive, and others, when you buy them, are sick or were mistreated. They also have very many requirments. They need a variety of foods, toys, etc. PLEASE don't get one if you just want to get a baby and get rid of it when it gets older. Yeah, it may be really cute, but they are very hard to take care of and only should be owned by a zoo or sanctuary, or a rehab.

Answer 8

I love all animals but I hear that monkeys as pets can get really mean & violent.

Answer 9

user-friendly answer is sure. provide a monkey an inch and it needs a mile. If a monkey is left undisciplined it truly is going to run amok and by chance harm someone. besides the undeniable fact that detest the action no longer the monkey.

Answer 10

A monkey will rip your finger off when he's a few months old and gets angry. He will bite holes in your face if you tick him off. It's a wild animal that lives in the jungle for a reason.