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要是不怕死你就养猴子当宠物！（中英双语）

来源：萌宠菠菠乐园时间：2025-05-06 14:05

因为忙着赚黑心钱，没有太多的时间，所以直接翻译美国某兽医写的猴子的文章。

我添油加醋说几句，一个是对人类致命的B疱疹病毒，然后就是猴子一万年学不会上厕所，没事还拿屎扔你，然后长大以后真的很凶很凶。

Problems With Pet Monkeys

宠物猴子的那些个问题

Monkeys Make Poor Pets

猴子不适合当宠物

BY LIANNE MCLEOD, DVM

There is something irresistible about an infant monkey. Baby monkeys, such as capuchins, appear so sweet and helpless and seem so much like human infants. However, those sweet babies grow up into difficult adult monkeys and do not make good pets.

人们对猴子宝宝几乎没有抵抗力，像这样一只卷尾猴小宝宝，看起来这么可爱这么需要呵护，特别像人类的小婴儿，特别招人喜欢。然而，这些可爱的小宝宝长大了却是非常难应付，无法成为一只好宠物。

Challenges of Raising a Monkey

养猴子的挑战

Taking on a pet monkey is not like caring for most other pets. A well-cared-for monkey can live to be anywhere from 20 to 40 years old and needs your full commitment throughout their lives. A pet monkey cannot do without your attention when life gets busy or circumstances change. They do not grow up and mature like human children do. They are, in essence, permanent toddlers.

养一只猴子跟照顾其他宠物不一样，养得好的话，猴子可以活到20-40岁，并且终身需要你仔细的照顾。当生活变忙碌或环境改变时，宠物猴子们如果没有你的关怀是不行的。它们不会像人类小孩子一样长大成熟。它们本质上终身都是长不大的小孩子。

Monkeys may not take well to new people in your life (including spouses and children) and make it hard to get away for vacations. Finding a new home for a pet monkey is extremely difficult to do and psychologically and emotionally hard on the monkey which has bonded to its first owner.Monkeys may not take well to new people in your life (including spouses and children) and make it hard to get away for vacations. Finding a new home for a pet monkey is extremely difficult to do and psychologically and emotionally hard on the monkey which has bonded to its first owner.

猴子可能无法跟你生活中新来的人和谐相处（包括配偶和儿童），而且你很难把它留在家里出去度假。为一只宠物猴子找个新主人是件极其困难的事情，因为猴子十分依恋第一任主人，换新主人不管生理上还是心理上对猴子来说都非常困难。Monkeys are expensive to house (you need a secure enclosure, proper permits and sometimes additional insurance on your homeowner's policy) and feed and some require specialized diets that can be time-consuming to prepare. A significant time commitment is also needed just for routine care and cleaning up after a pet monkey.

养猴子需要花很多钱在房子（你需要一个安全的密闭区域，合适的进出，并且有时需要额外购买更多的房主保险）和食物上，有些猴子需要特殊的饮食，要花很多时间来准备。仅仅日常照顾以及跟着宠物猴子后面打扫卫生就需要花费大量时间。Most importantly, a monkey needs a large amount of social interaction and attention. A pet monkey deprived of your time and attention will not only develop severe behavior problems such as screaming and biting but will also develop psychological issues that can be difficult if not impossible to remedy.

最重要的是，一只猴子需要很多的社会互动和关注。一只宠物猴子如果失宠了，如果你不再花时间和心思去照顾的话，不仅会出现严重的行为问题，例如尖叫和咬人，还会出现心理上的问题，如果不去处理的话会很麻烦。

Legal Issues With Pet Monkeys

宠物猴子的合法问题（在中国个人饲养绝对是违法的没得商量）

Primates including monkeys may be illegal to keep as pets where you live. If a monkey is legal to own where you live, permits may be required. Sometimes permit holders are subject to home inspections to ensure proper facilities and care are being provided. Homeowner policies may require additional liability coverage or cancel your policy altogether if they find out you have a monkey, but not having insurance puts you at risk if your monkey bites someone.

在你生活的地方可能有饲养灵长类动物包括猴子是违法的。如果你那里允许养猴子，可能还是需要申请的。有时申请养猴子需要接受检查，确保可以提供适当的设施和照顾。房主条约可能需要添加更多的责任，或者如果他们发现你养猴子的话会直接取消你的条约，但是这样没有保险的话，万一你的猴子咬人了，你需要自己承担风险。

Medical Issues With Monkeys

猴子的健康问题

A wide range of diseases can be passed from monkeys and other primates to humans and vice versa (these are called zoonotic diseases and can be quite serious). Finding a vet near you who is able and willing to treat a primate may also be challenging. Diabetes is common in pet monkeys due to the poor diets many owners feed them and this is just one disease that requires constant monitoring by you and your vet.

很多不同的疾病可以从猴子和其他灵长类动物传给人类，同样的人也会传给猴子（这些疾病被称为人畜共患病，可能会非常危险）。（补充，今年年初弗罗里达大学发表了一项研究，发现当地银春公园里的野生猕猴，其中很多都携带疱疹B病毒，这个病毒对人来说很危险，具有致命性，所以这个研究也引起了弗很多不同的疾病可以从猴子和其他灵长类动物传给人类，同样的人也会传给猴子（这些疾病被称为人畜共患病，可能会非常危险）。（补充，今年年初弗罗里达大学发表了一项研究，发现当地银春公园里的野生猕猴，其中很多都携带疱疹B病毒，这个病毒对人来说很危险，具有致命性，所以这个研究也引起了弗罗里达当地疾控中心的高度重视，商议如何处理这些野生猴子，防止对人造成危险。）并且在你住的附近找到一个可以并且愿意给灵长类动物看病的兽医也是一件不容易的事。糖尿病是宠物猴子的常见病，主要是因为很多主人喂的食物质量很差，并且这只是一种需要你和兽医共同长期管理的病而已。

Monkeys Can Be Aggressive

猴子也具有进攻性

The sweet, dependent baby monkey will eventually grow up and become the wild animal it was meant to be. Unfortunately, raising a monkey around humans doesn't change its wild nature. In fact, depriving a pet monkey of normal social relationships with other monkeys can create behavior problems and neuroses. Monkeys are not domesticated no matter how many of them you put in your home.

可爱而且对人无比依赖的猴子小宝宝最终会长大变成它应该成为的野生动物。不幸的是，人类饲养猴子并不会改变它的野生本性。实际上，剥夺一只猴子与其他猴子的正常社交关系可能会引起行为问题和神经病。不管你家里养多少只猴子，都无法驯化它们。

Pet monkeys also have a tendency to bite (and they have 32 teeth that deliver these nasty bites). While some monkeys are gentle, some are very aggressive. Even the gentlest money, however, is unpredictable and may turn aggressively on anyone including the person to whom they are the closest, especially during and after puberty.

宠物猴子还有咬人的倾向（而且它们有32颗牙齿来咬人）。虽然有些猴子脾气很好，但是有些具有很强的攻击性。然而即使是脾气最好的猴子，你也无法保证，说不定哪天它就会攻击人甚至包括和它最亲近的人，尤其是在青春期前后。

Messy Monkeys

不爱干净的猴子

Monkeys are not clean and tidy. They can't really be effectively toilet trained (many younger monkeys can be diapered or at least partly toilet trained but that ability is often lost at maturity). They may engage in distasteful activities involving their feces and urine (such as throwing it and painting with it). Aside from the toileting messes, pet monkeys can be extremely mischievous and destructive, especially if bored.

猴子天生不爱干净整洁。它们就是学不会上厕所（很多年幼的猴子可以穿尿不湿或者至少能训练学会一点上厕所，但是一长大就都忘了）。它们还可能会玩自己的大小便（例如扔大便，用大小便到处乱画）。除了跟厕所捣乱，宠物猴子极其淘气，还喜欢搞破坏，尤其是当你宠着它们的时候。

Housing Pet Monkeys

照顾宠物猴子

Monkeys need a large, secure enclosure and should spend time outdoors too if possible. They must be provided with a wide variety of ever-changing toys and exercise equipment to keep them challenged and stimulated or they will suffer from boredom. Some states require certain types of enclosures to fulfill permit regulations but you should always have a place to secure your monkey to keep it and the public safe when you aren't with them.猴子需要一个宽敞的安全的密闭区域，并且可以的话还需要户外活动。你还需要提供给它们各种各样不同的玩具和娱乐设施来让它们有得玩，以免它们遭受无聊之苦。一些州要求有一定的饲养空间才能运行养猴子，但是你还要保证有一个安全的地方来养猴子，并且当你不在时还要保证公众安全。猴子需要一个宽敞的安全的密闭区域，并且可以的话还需要户外活动。你还需要提供给它们各种各样不同的玩具和娱乐设施来让它们有得玩，以免它们遭受无聊之苦。一些州要求有一定的饲养空间才能运行养猴子，但是你还要保证有一个安全的地方来养猴子，并且当你不在时还要保证公众安全。

（转载自新浪微博兽医张旭，宠物医院：www.fumaovet.com）

The Bottom Line Overall, monkeys are not good pets. Yes, some can be quite sweet for a time, but the reality is that monkeys are capable of causing too much harm and need too much care and attention to thrive in a human household. These issues are equally as important when it comes to apes (chimpanzees, orangutans, and gibbons). In short, non-human primates and human beings make poor housemates.

总之，猴子不适合当宠物。是的，有些猴子某段时间可能会很可爱，但是现实是猴子带来的伤害实在太多，并且需要相当多的关心照顾才能在人类家庭中存活下去。同样的，当你打算养猿猴（黑猩猩、红猩猩和长臂猿）的时候也会遇到同样的问题。说得简单点就是，非人灵长类和人类不适合生活在一个屋檐下。