How Can I Get A Pet Monkey

A monkey is not for everyone or every living situation.

Adopt a monkey and protect primates worldwide. After doing some thorough research and you still want to own a monkey for a pet the least you can do is to buy from a reputable and licensed breeder. These jungle animalshaven t been fully domesticated yet and even those that come from experienced breeders can be difficult to deal with. One likely indication of a legitimate breeder is the willingness to ship monkeys younger than eight months because they are not supposed to be.

Buying a pet monkey isn t as easy as strolling into your local pet store or contacting one of the many breeders for the type of dogor cat breedyou want. Do consider what you have planned in the future and how your monkey will fit in it for some species of monkeys can live up to 40 years. At primate store you can buy pet monkeys like baby capuchins macaques squirrel monkeys marmosets finger monkeys tamarmins and other species directly from breeders and brokers that have an usda license. A monkey can be a challenging but rewarding pet.

The primate pet trade is also a huge problem causing suffering and neglect with about 5 000 privately owned primates in the uk alone.