What is the life expectancy of a marmoset?
5 to 7 years
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is poised to become a standard nonhuman primate aging model. With an average lifespan of 5 to 7 years and a maximum lifespan of 16.5 years, marmosets are the shortest-lived anthropoid primates.
What do marmoset monkeys need?
Marmosets Need a Lot of Space They prefer locations with direct sunlight and warmth, as well as a hefty diet of veggies, insects, fruits, and trees. If you have a baby marmoset, they must be fed every two hours.
What trees do marmosets like?
They make their home and living in forest trees or bamboo thickets near or alongside rivers and floodplains. Pygmy marmosets prefer living in dense rainforests where there are lots of hiding places among the plants.
How do marmoset families avoid fights?
Same sex individuals kept together may fight and often one individual is bullied and needs to be removed. This problem may be avoided by using a very large cage with complex furniture and plenty of escape routes.
How do you preserve a pygmy marmoset?
They are avid and able climbers, and as such need vertical space in their enclosure. They also require a lot of sunlight – the most important vitamins in a pygmy marmoset diet as C and D3. These vitamins are essential for the health of a finger monkey (more on diet below).
How do you take care of a marmoset monkey?
Marmosets are very active and destructive animals so should be housed in a large indoor enclosure, ideally with outdoor access too. The enclosure should be sturdy, secure, made of non-toxic materials and easy to clean regularly.
Do marmosets carry diseases?
Common marmosets are highly susceptible to several viral pathogens that exist as latent or subclinical infections in their natural reservoir hosts but cause severe disease or death when interspecies transmission occurs.
Where do marmosets sleep?
trees
At night, they sleep in trees, preferably in a dense and vine-filled area. When resting, they are very still and can spend up to 30 minutes without moving. Marmosets are very social animals.
Can you bath a marmoset monkey?
+ Can you bath or shower them? Yes monkeys do not like water except to drink.