Marmoset Monkeys

Do Finger Marmosets make  good pets?

They are tropical animals who require a warm climate. Marmosets scent-mark their surroundings, so are unsuitable to be kept in a home. They are highly intelligent creatures who get easily bored, which can cause intense stress. … For these reasons, and more, we don’t consider marmoset monkeys to be suitable as pets.

What do Finger monkeys eat?

Sometimes they lie in wait for insects, especially butterflies, which feed at the sap holes. The marmosets also eat some nectar and fruit. At the San Diego Zoo, pygmy marmosets eat veggies, fruit, a specialized commercial diet for New World monkeys, crickets, mealworms, wax worms, and hard-boiled eggs.

   Marmoset Monkeys As Pets | What is a Marmoset ?

Common marmosets are a type of monkey. They are a particular species of marmoset in the genus Callithrix. Their scientific name is Callithrix jacchus. They have distinctive large white ear tufts and their tail is striped, with alternate wide dark and narrow pale bands. Their coat is grey, black, brown and white with streaks of orange.

Housing

Walk-in Enclosure

• Allows marmosets to remain above human head height
• Large space and enclosure furnishings allow natural locomotory behaviors such as leaping
• Small enclosures can have severe welfare consequences
• BUT extra space is no use without complex architecture

Climate

• Marmosets are tropical monkeys and require:  Surrounding the temperature of 23-28 °C Humidity level of 40-70%

• Marmosets will choose to go outside in cold weather, but it is critical they can return to the warmth if they wish

• should not be allowed out when it is very cold as they have been known to get frostbite (guideline min. temp: 5 °C)

Cleaning

• Clean, hygienic conditions are necessary

• Stale food and excreta need to be removed regularly

• A thorough clean of the enclosure should only be done once every 1-2 months

• Scent marking is important to the marmosets and cleaning should not remove familiar scents completely

How to feed marmosets ?

• In captivity, marmosets need to be provided with a range of appetizing and nutritious food

• Marmosets are selective eaters

• Feeding affects growth, disease resistance, lifespan, breeding and susceptibility to stress

• Commercially available dry pellets containing the necessary nutritional components of their diet should be supplemented with a variety of other foods: fresh and dried fruits, vegetables , seeds and nuts, and animal protein (e.g. insects, mealworms, boiled chicken and hard-boiled eggs)

• Finger Monkeys should also have access to as much water as they wish to drink

• They need dietary supplements to avoid metabolic bone disease

• Vitamin D3 should be given as a supplement as the marmosets cannot make it in their own body

• Feed marmosets several times a day to match their natural eating times

• Provide food in several food dishes, and water at several points, to make sure everyone gets some

• Place the food dishes at least a meter above the ground (marmosets prefer to feed and eat higher up where they feel safer, especially if they are carrying infants on their back)

• Marmosets are susceptible to other problems related to diet (e.g., problems with their teeth, being underweight or overweight), particularly when kept as pets

     Do Finger Marmosets  bite?

Finger monkeys are an excellent species of primates. … Finger monkeys are easily adapted if there are a couple or more monkeys along as this can be a colony of them. Normally finger monkeys get angry easily and will even bite if it goes long. However, that’s not highly painful or harmful to children. Buy well home trained marmoset monkeys from us today at an affordable price.

What do finger monkeys eat and drink? What do they eat?

A finger monkey living in the wild certainly enjoys tree sap, resin, and Arabic gum. They will occasionally snack on some butterflies and small insects. Sometimes you will find a finger monkey munching on fruit or dabbling into some sweet nectar.