spider monkeys - Page 2

Kylie · #11 (**permalink**) 25-01-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kitty

hi i agree you cant be ready if these questions need to be asked but i think its great you are asking. research is the key. and i am always happy to help with research just pm me. To be perfectly honest chimp pm nerys or rory they will know alot more then kitty on this sort of subject
i dont know much about spider monkeys because they are still illegal here.
as already said by rory not illegal DWA people with a licence can keep them
i think they would make an awesome furry friend though and wish you luck if you decide to purchase one.
you will need more then one primates are social animals and need to be kept in groups or at least pairs to allow them to be happy and healthy and develop skills and traites that primates need
i have a marmoset monkey and he is a huge responsibility. lives in a large cage (as he grows as will his cage) so i think a spider monkey will e at least six times the responsibility six times the size of the cage type thing.
cage type thing? they need an enclosure indoor heated and out door it will need to be large and full of things to keep them ammused and very secure so they can not escape

good luck anyhow

I do not profess to knowing alot about primate care but i do know they basics (i can see another pm coming from kitty now ah well!)

LeviathanNI · #12 (**permalink**) 30-05-2008, 03:25 AM

I have just spoken to a friend about maybe getting a couple of primates (species not important), but because of the fact I only have a general knowledge, I will be waiting at least a year before we even think about having one.. not for foscal reasons, or availablity.. but simply because these animals need so much more than your normal snake etc

After the year I may decide I don't want one at all.. who knows, but what I do know is this - as an educated herpetologist, I wouldn't be comfortable taking one on without this time to learn. Unfortunately one of the reasons I asked for help was that I noticed a 'trend' over here.. a few people are saying they would like one or the other. I want to be in the position to take the animals off them and house them until they are rehomed.. again, this is something my mate can help me with.

To finish - Monkey's are not wee babies, or pets... they are wild animals, and should be respected the way you respect an adder. If you really want one, you should reconsider.. if you really want to keep them, you should seek out keepers and ask for help in learning.. as not only will you gain knowledge, but also primary contacts.

GRB · #13 (**permalink**) 07-06-2008, 07:43 PM

I cant believe people still post threads like this and expect civil answers.

"awesome furry friend" leaves a bad taste in my mouth. *sigh*.

Nerys · #14 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 09:04 PM

tbh, this is the same sort of person, as the guy on freeads.co.uk advertising a tamarin for sale.. FOR 4 THOUSAND QUID...

(and muppets like emerald think WE are expensive!!!!)

this one is kept in a parrot cage in the front room, wears a harness, pictured sitting on kids heads and eating lollipops and cheesy puffs... at a guess he had it before they came off the dwa, and i bet he did not HAVE a dwa even when they were on it..

tbh, its enough to make me want to be an anti..

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