Description

Marmoset Monkey for sale

Marmoset Monkey for sale.Marmosets are small New World monkeys with an adult body length of 14-19cm (not including their long tail) and an average adult body mass of 300-500g. It has a white blaze on the forehead and white ear tufts.

As the name implies, these adorable animals are true monkeys. They’re the smallest species of monkey and one of the smallest primates in the world. Their official name is the pygmy marmoset. Like other marmosets, they live high in the treetops of South American rain forests. 

These tiny marmosets gained popularity as pets in the United States due to their diminutive size and cute faces. As mentioned above, they use their long teeth to bore into tree bark for food. This makes their bite painful, although not generally dangerous, especially to children and other pets. 

These are intelligent animals and their first couple years of life leave a major imprint. Good and bad habits developed during this time will stay with them for life, so you must devote considerable time to training when they are young.

Replicating their natural habitat in captivity is essential. A large cage featuring trees, vines, water, and swings allows them to jump, climb and play as they would in the wild. Provide for their diet through access to trees, fruit, vegetables, and insects. Babies need to be fed every two hours.

You should buy or adopt Marmoset Monkey in pairs, at a minimum. Even ample human companionship is not enough to keep these social animals mentally fit. Having same-species camaraderie is essential to their well-being.

How to take care of a Marmoset Monkey

The diet of any Marmoset Monkey includes biscuits, fruits, Arabic gum and the small things that you usually find in your pantry. But taking care of Marmoset Monkey is far more than simply giving them food and water. You would have to create a certain habitat for them to stay comfortably. You should have a large cage in place wherein they can jump around and move freely. 

When it comes to the diet of Marmoset Monkey, you should ensure that you are including vitamins D3 and C in their diets. These vitamins are indeed essential for their health. Alternatively, you can easily feed them with vegetables, pasta, fresh fruits, rice and small insects.

Access to an Outdoor Enclosure

Providing access to an outdoor enclosure improves welfare in captivity.

Constantly changing environment: with changes in weather and season (provided that outside enclosures have some shelter for the marmosets)
Natural sunlight
Foraging for insects
Access to living plants (may need to be replaced; find species of foliage that are safe or toxic for use with marmosets listed in the EAZA Husbandry Guidelines – pages 77, 78)
Marmosets can watch birds from a distance
Space and climbing structures in the vertical dimension are critical

Cleaning a Marmoset Monkey for sale

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

Social Requirements

Human company or watching the television is no substitute for interaction with other marmosets
Ideally, they should be housed within a species-typical group
Such groups require constant management
Problems can occur if there is only one group. As young marmosets grow they fight with other group members if they are unable to leave (as they would in the wild). If marmosets die they leave a depleted group behind

Climate

Marmosets are tropical monkeys and require:

Surrounding 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)

Feeding

In captivity, marmosets need to be provided with a range of appetising 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 fruit
vegetables
seeds and nuts
animal protein (e.g. insects, mealworms, boiled chicken and hard boiled eggs)
Marmosets 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 metre above the ground (marmosets prefer to feed and eat higher up where they feel safer, especially if they are carrying infants on their back).

Living with a Marmoset Monkey

When hand-raised from infancy, marmosets can make fun and enjoyable pets for the right household. They have the cutest faces and have huge personalities even as babies. Keeping them loose in the house during the day after you have trained them is a very good option as long as you have marmoset-proofed your house. They will want your attention and do silly things to make sure you are watching.

Marmosets are a member of the primate family and are one of the smallest monkeys. Their urine has a strong odor, and some people will use special monkey diapers. They scent their areas by rubbing their perineum over everything: toys, food dishes, bedding, stuffed animals, furniture, rugs and caging.

They are intelligent and need stimulation. Interaction can be supplemented with toys, but if a marmoset is kept as a pet by itself, it will rely on the human family to become its family group.