Author: Mark dos Anjos, DVM

A pre-weaned monkey may be better off wearing small diapers.DrMark1961 Can You Train A Monkey? Many websites and “experts” will tell you that monkeys cannot be house trained. This may be true for some species (1). The house training method I describe here may work with many species but, since I’ve only worked with capuchins and spider monkeys, I can’t tell you that for sure. (I have worked with marmosets, and this method does not work with them. Some species will learn but it will take longer.)With a lot of effort and a lot of positive reinforcement, you can house…