Where can i get a cheap pet monkey?

Question

i have done alot of research on them and i am really interested in one.can anyone tell me where to get a cheap one?and plz.no negative comments.thanks alot:D

Answer 1

petfinder.com

Give a homeless animal a home

PS

leave the monkeys with their families in the jungle please, they hate travelling and stuff

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a cheap pet, especially an exotic one like a monkey.  You should know that if you've done research.

I  strongly disagree with keeping exotic animals as pets, but I am providing you with some information to read. I seriously hope you have looked into the reality of owning a monkey, its risks and costs. Most health insurance companies won't cover some illnesses if they know you have a monkey. Local housing agencies also prohibit monkeys, so check into that.

Please consider the following things before thinking about getting a monkey:

Unless you live in a large city that has an exotic Veterinarian specially trained to treat monkeys, you won't be able to take them to a regular vet office.

Do you have the required vaccines to work with monkeys? Are you willing to take the risk of contracting a disease from your monkey or giving your monkey a disease?

Do you know about all of the viruses monkeys carry that can be transmitted to humans?

Are you prepared for a commitment to an animal that can life for 40-60 years?

Are you aware that 99% of the time monkeys turn very aggressive as they reach adulthood, even when hand reared and socialized well?

Will you be able to provide a very specialized diet?

Would you want to spend all of your life in a cage?

Can you handle the mess? Contrary to popular belief, monkeys are not easily house broken and even if they are, still throw their f***s when angry, mark around the house and will get into everything.

For your sake and the animals, please do a lot of research before you make a final decision.  Reading the pros of owning an exotic pet is not the same thing as understanding and being prepared for the cons.  Most people don't understand what it truly takes to own an exotic pet or the toll it takes on the animals.

Please leave them in the wild where they belong.

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/primates/...

http://monkeymaddness.com/articles/reali...

http://cdc.gov

http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/issues_faci...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...

Answer 3

on a tree with bannanas.

Answer 4

Monkeys are not cheap pets.

Answer 5

Walmart.

In the toy department they have lots of plushies that are pretty cheap.

Really, that's all that's suitable to life in homes.

If you did research, you should know how to find a breeder.

If you did research, you should know that even people who have them don't recommend them as pets.

Volunteer at a wildlife center first.

You will learn so much about the issues of caging wildlife.  Monkeys are very difficult to keep in captivity.  Zoos have a hard time, so a family will find it very difficult.

They are not suited to life in houses.  

Zoos spend thousands in special equipment to keep them contained.  Special locks and doors because they learn how to open doors.

They have ugly sexual behavior they can't be trained out of.

They fling poo.  Just because they can.  

They hate living in cages.  In this case, your whole house will be a cage.  

Vet care will be difficult to find.

So will "baby sitters" if you want to go on vacation.  Traveling with monkeys is difficult because they carry a lot of the same diseases people do and quarantine can be expensive and tiresome.

They bite hard enough to draw blood and take fingers.  Not because they're angry, but because it's part of their communication.

They can be loud.  Again, part of communication and they can't be trained out of it.

They are as smart as children and need as much time, attention, activity and stimulation as a preschooler.  More even.  Zoos spend thousands keeping their monkeys entertained and stimulated.

They live up to 40-60 years.  Imagine having a toddler for that long.

Zoos and shelters don't take pet animals.  If (heaven forbid) something happens to you, he will be euthanized because there will be nowhere for him to go.

Please consider carefully.  Permits and all the paperwork you need is going to be expensive.

Answer 6

just look in the mirror, you'll find a cheap monkey there

Answer 7

DO NOT GET A MONKEY THEY REQUIRE CONSTANT ATTENTION AND IT TAKES MORE THAT 7 GRANT TO MAINTAIN ONE

Answer 8

aw, a money i wanted one of those too, but i cant find anywhere, so the closest thing i got to a monkey was a sugar glider, and they are so much better than a monkey, they are sorta like then bc they like to so everything a monkey does but these can glider from a tree to the ground, and they are very fun! but good luck with your monkey! (:

Answer 9

my fathers pet monkey cost 6 grand for evreything. it wont be cheap..

Answer 10

Definitely not a cheap pet. Costs alot to obtain and to maintain. Also check with local authorities before you get one, monkeys may be illegal in your area. They are also very big responsibilities (like almost child size), make sure you can commit before you do.