Their quick-to-bore personalities play into their diets as well. Their cages should be cleaned frequently and requires a heat lamp. Things like ladders, tunnels, slides, mirrors, hammocks, and plants will give them things to do with their time. One way to give them sufficient brain stimulation is to provide them lots of obstacles and toys in their cages. When a Marmoset feels emotionally neglected, it will let out high pitched shrills and shrieks, become destructive, and even may bite or scratch itself for attention. Even if you give him/her a partner, you will be expected to spend 90% of its waking hours with it during its maturity. Housing a Marmoset alone in a cage would be setting your keeping up for failure. In the wild, Marmoset are emotional creatures that fulfill their needs within groups. Marmosets require much more, and once made captive, cannot be released in the wild to fend for themselves.Ĭute and docile for the first few months Marmosets are bottle fed, they reach sexual maturity around 18-24 months and act more like human teenagers unpredictable, hungry for attention, and aggressive if they do not get it. Their overpopulation is much like that of the overpopulation of dogs and cats not being cared for. The most experienced keepers can breed them, but breeding more Marmosets is not recommended. Marmoset monkeys are native to South America mostly, but due to their over population in the pet trade, can be found all over the world.

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