Any Idea Where to Buy a Monkey?

[Tigger&Belle]

My boyfriend Ross had one for a while. Cute little thing he called Marcel. Marcel was such a handful, like changing the TV so it only played in Spanish. Did you know that Urkel in Spanish is Urkel?

But alas, Marcel reached sexual maturity and we applied to many zoos around the country. Finally got into San Diego. Last I heard he was a movie star in some movie about a virus outbreak.....

Kimya

I also thought this was going to be about Monkeyboy. Where is he, anyway? I wonder if Monkeyboy has reached...oh, nevermind!

 

[tripletsmama]

My boyfriend Ross had one for a while. Cute little thing he called Marcel. Marcel was such a handful, like changing the TV so it only played in Spanish. Did you know that Urkel in Spanish is Urkel?

But alas, Marcel reached sexual maturity and we applied to many zoos around the country. Finally got into San Diego. Last I heard he was a movie star in some movie about a virus outbreak.....

Kimya

That is the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this thread!

 

[GinaGrumpyDwarf]

My boyfriend Ross had one for a while. Cute little thing he called Marcel. Marcel was such a handful, like changing the TV so it only played in Spanish. Did you know that Urkel in Spanish is Urkel?

But alas, Marcel reached sexual maturity and we applied to many zoos around the country. Finally got into San Diego. Last I heard he was a movie star in some movie about a virus outbreak.....

Kimya

 

[paigevz]

I heard that there was an organization that trains monkeys for the handicapped when I was young. They like for the monkeys to be fostered in babyhood. They want you to socialize them, and then of course, they are picked up/sent back to the organization for more specialized training. We had applied for one, but they want a SAHM for the monkey and my mother worekd.

Perhaps that is the better way of enjoying a young monkey without worrying about the adult issues.

I don't know the names, numbers or websites of these places, or even if they still do this.

I wouldn't want to own a monkey...........Trouble with a capital T.

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

My mother is 50 and in good health. I spoke to her about this further and she has several places the sell monkeys, but she wanted to know if they were reputable. I misunderstood her when she asked where to get a monkey. I apologize.

She is not going into this on a whim. I advised her of what some of you said the laws were. She is going to look into it further. I don't think she needs a monkey, because I personally feel it's silly; that does not mean I shouldn't/won't help her.

Thank you all for your help and I appreciate it. I do want to say though, just because as person doesn't know where to purchase something, doesn't mean they can't/shouldn't own it. It seems smart that one would look for advice before blindly going into something.

Oh LadyyRedd, did the monkey also love The Lion Sleeps Tonight song?

 

[LadyyRedd]

Oh LadyyRedd, did the monkey also love The Lion Sleeps Tonight song?

Kimya

 

[LuvN~Travel]

I have no idea why she wants one. When she was younger, one would pee on people (once it actually jumped on a neighbors head, he was bald, and peed on him). Another would bite people. I keep reminding her of this, but she doesn't listen.

I will tell her they are banned in WV, although she will probably still want one.



poohandwendy,

She has experience with monkeys. She had three of them as pets previously. I don't see why she needs to have one, but I promised I would ask here, since I was sure someone would know. I know you weren't trying to flame.


Thanks All!

Not to mention that they can, take the baby's bottle, put the dog on a diet (she was put up because she was in heat, the monkey kept taking her food), tear up a small store (when the Shriners were making too much noise outside), scare the living daylights out of unsuspecting neighbors, etc....
I would definitely recommend NOT having a monkey.
BTW, my uncles' monkey did this just before and after I was born, 1960.
Kim

 

[Simba's Mom]

Where's monkey boy when you REALLY need him???

Yes, actually if I remember where monkey boy lives, I saw a sign advertising Monkeys for sale in a store window in the town he lives/goes to school in. This was before he lived there, I think.

 

[almacdonald]

Monkey's are intelligent animals and it's cruel to have them as pets. A point to keep in mind, most people want baby monkeys, so in reality for every baby monkey that gets taken from the wild for a pet, 3 monkeys are taken from the wild, mom and dad are usually killed by poachers to get these baby monkeys. These animals are already in danger of becoming extinct way before their time. Monkeys are also social creatures and human interaction is no substitute for existing in a monkey group. Rather than helping your mother find a "reputable" monkey dealer (if there even is such a thing,) you should convincing your mother that monkey's belong in the wild.

 

[Stitch Inside]

I have no idea why she wants one. When she was younger, one would pee on people (once it actually jumped on a neighbors head, he was bald, and peed on him). Another would bite people. I keep reminding her of this, but she doesn't listen.

I will tell her they are banned in WV, although she will probably still want one.



poohandwendy,

She has experience with monkeys. She had three of them as pets previously. I don't see why she needs to have one, but I promised I would ask here, since I was sure someone would know. I know you weren't trying to flame.


Thanks All!

These are great reasons to have one. If she gets another one that does these things, may I borrow it?

 

[ChristmasElf]

When I was about 11, my Dad came home with a spider monkey that he thought would make a great pet.
It was like having an aggressive toddler around the house. My Dad built this huge wooden cage for him-HUGE-took up a 1/3 of the family room. "sammy" figured out how to undo the latch on his cage, would get out and take cookies out of the cupboard, crumble the ones he didn't eat all over the place. And this guy could eat!!!
One Sunday we went to church, came home and the place looked like it had been bombed!! All the dishes were out of the cupboards, the refrigerator door was open-milk and soda all over the floors, peunut butter smeared all over the monkeys face as well as the furniture and the bathroom mirror.
He also had taken his diaper off and well, made another mess with that.

It took the entire afternoon just to clean up the mess! About 3 years later, we sold him to a woman that already had another and had turned her spare bedrooms into "monkey house rooms"
I believe it became illegal to own them in the early 80's.

 

[mystic_path]

ToysRUs is always good

 

[mrFDNY]

Sorry,my in laws are not for sale!