monkey clawed my face

Just tell people the truth, or don't tell them anything (none of their business anyway.) If they don't like it, oh well!

Hey, how old is their capuchen monkey? They're really cute! I was thinking of getting one about 2 years ago and my husband read on several websites that once they reach puberty (somewhere between age 1 and 2 years) they get violent and destructive, and aren't good pets. It said that the funny personality-plus capuchens you see on commercials are pre-pubescent and not at the violent biting stage yet and after they reach it they can't use them for TV anymore, that's how difficult they get to work with.

These folks better be careful when they have people over, and keep their homeowners policy paid up!


From what I understand, cupuchen's are good pets for one or two person households. They can be cute and friendly, but everything they do they do in order to get something they want. They are very transparent. You have to mind the monkey's understanding of power relationships in the hosue. Like when her mom is not around, the monkey is nice to my girlfriend. But if her mom is in the room at the same time, the monkey turns mean because he thinks he must compete for food and protection.

And yes, one time the monkey totally freaked and smeared his crap everywhere. He kept freaking out until my girlfriend shook his cage and told him to shut the hell up. His attitude toward her changed after that. As she put it, "It's sad, but unfortunately the monkey needs to know, somewhere in the back of his mind, that you can kill him."

I hope you're feeling better! So sorry this happened to you!

This weekend, my girlfriend's mom's capuchin monkey clawed my face. It was on my lap, trying to dig in my pockets. I didn't want it to eat my gum, so I put my hand over my pocket, and then it turned, jumped, and raked a paw across my face.

It has sharp nails.

I now have three intimidating looking red streaks across my face. Several people have asked me already how I got them. The true reason, stated above, not only takes too long but is also lame and pathetic.

So, what should I say instead? You know, to give me some street cred, to get respect, the thing I covet the most.