bit of a controversial topic?

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

right, this is just a conversation myself and spiderduck have been having, mainly surrounding monkeys. Sam has seen a lot of monkeys for sale on preloved, mainly single monkeys which she thinks is wrong, which, from experienced keepers n knowledgable people it is.... i said i didnt particularly like anything bein kept on its own but as pointed out by sam, some species are solitary and some are social and live in groups, and are said to suffer as a consequence of bein kept alone...... now i then said well what about dogs...... dogs roam the earth in packs dont they?? in the wild that is.....but yet it is totally acceptable to keep a single dog in a household..... as soon as someone mentions keepin a monkey on its own the whole exotic section is up in arms, but a dog kept on its own no one bothers about and its acceptable? why is this?

discuss........

[Meko]

i'd say that its probably because dogs have been domesticated and have the rest of the family as its pack. plus you rarely see 2 stray dogs together, usually on their own.

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

Originally Posted by Meko

i'd say that its probably because dogs have been domesticated and have the rest of the family as its pack. plus you rarely see 2 stray dogs together, usually on their own.

but arent monkeys that are being kept as pets domesticated to some degree? couldnt a monkey have the rest of the family as its group like a dog has the rest of the family as its pack?

edit: can i just say im not condonin keepin monkeys on their own im just interested in the topic

[farmercoope]

99 percent of the adverts on preloved are scams/fake whatever you want to call them...

Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years, the monkey hasnt, nor has it adjusted to the life.

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

Originally Posted by farmercoope

99 percent of the adverts on preloved are scams/fake whatever you want to call them...

Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years, the monkey hasnt, nor has it adjusted to the life.

so does that mean that once monkeys have been kept as domestic animals for thousands of years they will be domesticated and capable of living on their own quite happily like a dog can in a household?.....

[quilson_mc_spike]

yeah im interested in this one to hun esp the dog part.... X x X

[LoveForLizards]

Originally Posted by farmercoope

Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years, the monkey hasnt, nor has it adjusted to the life.

Sheep were amongst the first animals to be domesticated (along with the dog) yet farmers still insist that they should be kept in groups of 2 or more as they are "naturally flock animals". Just like dogs are "naturally pack animals".

[spider_duck]

Originally Posted by LoveForLizards

Sheep were amongst the first animals to be domesticated (along with the dog) yet farmers still insist that they should be kept in groups of 2 or more as they are "naturally flock animals". Just like dogs are "naturally pack animals".

i completely agree

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

so do we think i have a good point or not?

[spider_duck]

i think you have a good point, but at the end of the day instinct isnt something we can change or irradicate, so if a species needs company to be happy I think its only fair that they're supplied with it

I do however understand that sometimes an animal wont accept company-in this situation I think it's acceptable