Pet monkey?
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andy400

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11,602 posts

260 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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I quite fancy having a pet monkey.

Is it legal?
Is it sensible?
Is it expensive?
Where can I find out?
Where can I buy a tiny waistcoat and fez?

Viper_Larry

4,372 posts

285 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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When you get one, please call it 'Spank'

changingman

672 posts

213 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Wind up

andy400

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11,602 posts

260 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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changingman said:
Wind up
No, I want a real one, not a clockwork toy.....

Jasandjules

72,566 posts

258 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Speak to a place called Wilton Pets Centre in Pitsea Essex, they will know pretty much all you need to know about these sorts of things I reckon, I havn't been there for a few years now but they tend to have the world's collection of exotic pets.

01268 726216


andy400

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11,602 posts

260 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Viper_Larry said:
When you get one, please call it 'Spank'
hehe

andy400

Original Poster:

11,602 posts

260 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Jasandjules said:
Speak to a place called Wilton Pets Centre in Pitsea Essex, they will know pretty much all you need to know about these sorts of things I reckon, I havn't been there for a few years now but they tend to have the world's collection of exotic pets.

01268 726216
Thanks.

AJS-

15,366 posts

265 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Great thread. Don't forget to post pictures.

Silent_Assassin

181 posts

213 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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will it be drinking a particular brand of tea with a fat guy called johnny....??

andy400

Original Poster:

11,602 posts

260 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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AJS- said:
Great thread. Don't forget to post pictures.
yes

Mind you, this is merely stage 1 - research. I'm not entirely sure I'm responsible enough to own any pet, let alone one that may well be more intelligent and house-trained than me.......

BigBen

12,155 posts

259 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Not sure about in this country but my cousin in America has a pet orangutan and it seems to be legal. He is quite well trained and even helps out round my cousins scrap yard, he does have a mischievous streak and has caused some problems with the hells angels but nowt my cousin can't handle being an ex bareknuckle fighting champ.

Johnny

9,652 posts

313 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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I ALWAYS wanted a pet monkey. And, yes, of course it was to be called Spank.

Never got one tho' frown

Gretch, is that what my big birthday surprise is???!! Really? Schweet! wink


Mannginger

10,255 posts

286 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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andy400

Original Poster:

11,602 posts

260 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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BigBen said:
Not sure about in this country but my cousin in America has a pet orangutan and it seems to be legal. He is quite well trained and even helps out round my cousins scrap yard, he does have a mischievous streak and has caused some problems with the hells angels but nowt my cousin can't handle being an ex bareknuckle fighting champ.
rofl

Does he help out any which way he can?

AJS-

15,366 posts

265 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Have you seen the Pan & James videos on You Tube?

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvPJj-0dos


Gretchen

19,780 posts

245 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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I viewed a house several years ago with a rather large garden. Built on the back of the kitchen was a tall, large, caged enclosure, pipes and frame work ran through the kitchen and in to the lounge where there was a small indoor cage, which housed two pet Monkeys...The owner wanted to also eventually sell the Monkeys, and had I been putting an offer in on the house was willing to leave them. I honestly can't recall what they were or if a licence to keep was needed. But was around eight years ago, and am now thankful I didn't purchase said house!

Johnny said:
I ALWAYS wanted a pet monkey. And, yes, of course it was to be called Spank.

Never got one tho' frown

Gretch, is that what my big birthday surprise is???!! Really? Schweet! wink
No.


Johnny

9,652 posts

313 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Gretchen said:
I viewed a house several years ago with a rather large garden. Built on the back of the kitchen was a tall, large, caged enclosure, pipes and frame work ran through the kitchen and in to the lounge where there was a small indoor cage, which housed two pet Monkeys...The owner wanted to also eventually sell the Monkeys, and had I been putting an offer in on the house was willing to leave them. I honestly can't recall what they were or if a licence to keep was needed. But was around eight years ago, and am now thankful I didn't purchase said house!

Johnny said:
I ALWAYS wanted a pet monkey. And, yes, of course it was to be called Spank.

Never got one tho' frown

Gretch, is that what my big birthday surprise is???!! Really? Schweet! wink
No.
Oh. OK then. It's... fine. Honest. Sniff.

bimsb6

8,746 posts

250 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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laura bush has one she calls it george

Waugh-terfall

18,488 posts

229 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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devdog

165 posts

283 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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my mothers family had a monkey as a pet in the 1940's ... it was by all accounts a very playfull animal.

The problem was the they it have the run of the house and it kept escaping and terrorising the neighbours ... swinging from the curtains etc.. in the end because they would not keep it locked up in its cage they had to let it go to a zoo.