are spider monkeys the species of monkeys that are easisest to keep if not what are

do they need company

and what size cage do they need can u let them free roam in tha house?

and where can i get one and roughly how much do they cost?

thanx Rich

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0.0.1 Carolina Corn Snake (Alba)
1.0 BCI (Noah)
0.1 Borneo blood
Python (Luda)
1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Elmo)
1.1.0 yellow ackies (unamed)
Not enough to come through the ceiling yet might have to get an RSJ for tha living room

Wanted male borneo blood python wanted 0-1 years old good money paid for right animal

are spider monkeys the species of monkeys that are easisest to keep if not what are

technically, there is no answer to this.. NO primate is "easy to keep"

do they need company

100% yes, of their own kind

and what size cage do they need can u let them free roam in tha house?

ok, first off, spiders are a DWA listed species, and as such would NOT be ok to "free roam". As housing, firstly you would need outdoor space for them, we'd say something like 12ft high by 35ft long by 35ft wide would be a relatively good size

and where can i get one and roughly how much do they cost?

there is currently NO availability in the UK for spider monkeys, the last pair we sold, about 3 years ago, were about £8000 the pair. these days you would be looking at £10,000-£15,000 depending on the seller and the animals themselves.

to be brutally honest, i can already say, from your questions, that you would currently not pass the TSKA vetting as being a suitable buyer. We vet on client requirements, and turn down far more people than we actually sell to.

monkeys should NOT be kept as pets.. they are a highly complex demanding group of animals, and require both specialised knowledge and surroundings to do them justice.

TSKA do not support the selling of ANY primate as a "pet"

i know, that comes over as harsh, but thats life i am afraid.

TSKA are happy to advise on the correct way to go about obtaining, housing and maintaining a primate, but we really are bloody tight on who we sell to, as are our clients, and rightly so.

In this day and age, you cannot underestimate the potential damage to the hobby that would be caused, if we sold monkeys to people who want them as "house pets". Not to mention the effect on the animals involved.

I'd rather see primate keeping banned than support "pet" primates tbh

Nerys

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ive got de ja vu

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lol, we had some plonker the other day, who thought suitable accomodation was " a cot by the side of my bed"

you sit and think "god give me strength"

not to mention all the..

"what do you mean i can't get a nappy wearing baby capachin for £400 "

*sigh*

N

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i think some people think they can be treated like babies.
linda

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Its such a shame people think that they can buy a monkey as a pet and treat it like a baby

aye, we see a lot of people who want one as a substitute baby too yeah..

have to say, my sympathies, in the main, lie with the bunny huggers on this..

i still say there should be a PKL - private keepers license - in operation for species like these, and many others.

N

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"monkey" and "easy" are two words rarely used together in the same sentence.