How Do You Groom A Pet Monkey?
Grooming a pet monkey can be a tricky business. You can groom a pet monkey while it is an infant. However, monkeys grow larger teeth and become more aggressive as they get into young adulthood. This makes grooming more a matter of keeping your monkey safe and happy. Your primate vet can groom your monkey more easily as he ages. Read on to learn more. Hang a natural teeth and nail grooming branch in your monkey’s cage. These are made from real tree branches with colored sand glued to it. As your monkey runs his nails over it, the sand acts as a natural nail file. Use an insect trap to keep flies away from your pet monkey and his food. These traps use sticky strips that you hang outside of your monkey’s cage to trap flies and wasps. Find a good soft wire slicker brush, a comb that has both fine and coarse teeth. Have your primate vet remove tartar build up from your pet monkey’s teeth. Vets use an instrument called a scaler to scrape built up stains from teeth. You should not try to remo