I love monkeys

Monkeys are very cool and interesting, but they scare the crap out of me. No they do not make good pets because they do not have the same interaction as we do. They will be cool with you one day, but the next, will rip your face off like that lady on the news. You have to be very careful with wild animals.

I have wanted a monkey for most of my life...still don't have one. There is a program here in Mass. called Helping Hands that trains monkeys to help the disabled. Here is some info they provide re: their monkeys. Capuchin monkeys (species Cebus) are indigenous to South America, where they are common and prolific, and their small size (averaging six to ten pounds) is well suited to a home environment. Capuchins are natural tool users in the wild and have an active curiosity and a natural enjoyment for manipulating objects. Capuchins also undergo natural transitions in their living situations in the wild, and these instincts help them adapt to new surroundings and new people in their lives. Since these monkeys are used to help the disabled they must be a good monkey type to have in my opinion. That's what I will get, I hope, sometime, maybe...lol They also have a foster program for monkeys before they are trained, but you can't have some pets..I have dogs,birds and cats...so I can't do it. I'm not sure if they do fostering in Canada, but they do send monkeys there for work with the disabled. You may want to check into it. Here is a link. http://www.monkeyhelpers.org/

MOnkeys as pets? I really don't know what type makes a good one. All I know is that just recently I heard in the news how a monkey attacked a boy in the neighborhood. The monkey was able to escape from his fence and attacked the first boy that came his way. Too bad. With this I never imagine if I could ever take a monkey for a pet.

Have you thought about keeping Peter Tork in a cage? He was my favorite monkee.

Woooo nice you love monkey but I love only my doggi. Monkey is jumping from one place to another I afraid from them.