Comments On: help needed please !! on training my almost 2 yr old vervet monkey badkitten128@aol.com please help

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thanks so much for your reply. i have had chandler since he was 5 days old. he has always been a sweetheart.we bottle feed him and everything.as i said before he is now almost 2 ( may 1 ) he has showed me some aggression by bitting me . he has brought blood many times ,but after my husband comes to my rescue he will calm down and love me again. he is very hipper in the since of jumping around all the time. this is great i dont mind this at all. its all cute. i need to know how to control this aggressive behaivor. i love my baby and giving up on him is not a option.can his canian teeth be removed or filed down? how do you handle this behavior? i could use any advise . please !!!!!!! i see on your screen name that you proably have a spider monkey. how old is it ? what problems have you gone threw and what were the final out comes ? im totaly at a lost its nice to have someone to talk to and learn from . please write me back !!!!! i will check this page every day as well as my email. badkitten128@aol.com thank you so much again for responding . darlene
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Hello:

I have a 2 yr. vervet male as well...sounds familiar. I think if you read some of the other comments on other similiar questions it will be helpful...Nonetheless, we had Chango's Canines removed (his babies)because of biting. Now his adult canines are coming in and we will have them removed....even without them, he could still do some damage.

Chango is very hyper and I am constantly being challenged as alpha! I am planning on having him neutered....I have read too many times where that helps...so it's worth a try...I have to maintain domonense with him! If I am consistent and do this sometimes pinning him down until he is submissive to me, then we do really well....but then he constantly tests! Be consistent! Just like with kids....Also, I know with Chango the direct eye contact was something we had to work on....he saw it as a challenge....Again don't let him get away with it! Also, watch his diet...I know they are not suppose to have Carbs... bread, granola bars things that have sugar or break down into sugar....but he does get it occassionally and I def. notice a differece in his behavior....more hyper when not following his diet.
Lot's of variety with his toys....I find that if I do a lot of things where Chango can forage it keeps him entertained as well, like wrapping his favorite goodies inside a toliet paper roll and having him open it! or a long plastic bottle with a small opening and he has to shake it just right to get the goodies out....or milk carton with holes in different places just big enought to get his hands in for goodies...Chango always likes a blanket for comfort too....

Hope this helps...If you come up with things that work I'd love to hear. Good Luck.

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Julie
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adult monkies bite if you were not pepared for that then you should not have one. as for the other comment if you castrate the monkey it may help, but why if you truely love monkies would you want to alter a reproductive male. two years old is not adult wait untill there 7 or 8. i have four macaques and one of them bites and showing dominance help until he was full grown. monkies don't forgett so if you need to show dominance it will continue to get worse. good luck to both of you. i hope that i am wrong

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I have helped monkeys and their owners with trainig for about ten years. What kind of training do you need exactly?
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