Raise a Baby Capuchin Monkey - Find out the laws in your community to make sure it is legal to own exotic pets such as capuchin monkeys. Capuchins are native to South and Central America and are illegal as pets in many countries. Currently importing primates as pets into the United States is illegal.
Build a large cage for your baby capuchin, at least six feet high and four feet wide. Make sure the cage is strong. Capuchin monkeys need to be supervised at all times. When you are not home they will need to be in caged. You need an indoor cage and an outdoor cage since capuchins enjoy being outside.
Raise a Baby Capuchin Monkey
Equip the cage with things to meet your capuchin's entertainment and comfort needs. The cage should have plenty of branches to climb on. Install entertainment items such as hanging swings, hanging tires, plastic toys for toddlers, coconut shells, unbreakable mirrors, ladders, plastic pipes, small platforms, rocks or a small pond. Toys will need to be replaced with new toys often because capuchin monkeys get bored. The cage also needs a sleeping/hiding box so the monkey can rest.
Install locks on all cage openings. Capuchins are very clever; they can use their small hands to open latches and locks. They are also clever enough to get the keys to a lock and hide them for future use. Use a combination lock as opposed to a key lock.
Baby-proof your home. Install baby locks on your oven and refrigerator. Latch all of your kitchen cabinets and drawers with baby locks. Install safety locks on your windows and doors. Store all medicine and dangerous chemicals out of reach of your baby capuchin monkey by storing them in locked cabinets. You will not be able to have any breakable items or knick-knacks on shelves in your house when your monkey is roaming freely.
Capuchin monkeys may be cute and small, but they are demanding pets. They range in size from 12 to 22 inches tall, weigh less than three pounds and are very intelligent. If you plan on raising a capuchin monkey, plan on spending much of the day interacting and playing with it. A capuchin can live 40 years ,so it is a long-term commitment to own one. Raising a baby capuchin monkey takes a lot of equipment, time and patience. - by eHow
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