Javanese macaque: content in the home

In the last 5 years it has become very popular to keep a Javanese monkey in the house as a pet, or else a crab-eating macaque. The reasons why this animal is very popular is quite logical. Macaque crab-eaters are relatively inexpensive, clever, easy to train, very calm animals. Today, they can often be seen performing in the circus, contained in zoos and even living with passionate lovers of exotics in their homes. Javanese macaques are very friendly, they show warm feelings for kittens, rabbits and other small animals. In conditions of captivity, the life cycle of Javanese monkeys reaches a maximum of 36 years.

What kind of a beast is this Javanese monkey?

The Java macaque is a small animal of the family of monkeys. The length of the adult body is from 40 to 65 cm. The mass of macaques is also small. Crabed (shown in the article) weighs from 4 to 8 and a half kilograms, while the weight of the female is between two and a half to 3.8 kg.

The animal has expressive brown eyes, buttons, a length of about half a meter's tail and short limbs. The body of an adult animal is covered in gray with a greenish tint of wool, its head is adorned with a charming dark crest. On the muzzle, which is practically not covered with hair, a whiskered mustache, a beard and sideburns are necessarily present in the sexually mature individual. The adult male is also armed with large fangs and is capable of attacking and injuring.

Habitat range of crabbed macaques

The animal prefers to live in trees and settle along water bodies, for example, near the mouth of the river or the shore of the sea sleeve. Although most of his life is a Javanese macaque, otherwise a long-tailed monkey spends, moving through trees and vines, she is good at diving. Animals look for crabs and other living creatures that live in the sea. That is why many people know them as a cynomolgus monkey. But not always it catches live crabs in the water. Often the Monkey Javanese macaque kills them, accurately rushing stones from the shore. This is a very smart animal.

The habitat of Javanese macaques is very wide. Especially well they acclimatized in the equatorial forests of Malacca, Indochina, on the islands of Indonesia and on the expanses of East India (Burma, Siam, the islands of the Malay Archipelago). Also widely this kind of marmosets is spread in the expanses of South Asia and the Sunda Islands.

Amazing facts from the life of Javanese macaques

The largest representative species is M.Nevestrina - macaque Lapunder. Animals of this subspecies prefer to live in the forests of Sumatra and Malacca. They are strong, smart and often used as an additional, pre-trained and trained labor force when harvesting by local residents. The curious fact is that immature coconuts they bypass, ignoring them. Local people not only appreciate, but also love domesticated animals, because they are easy to train, very executive and diligent. These are unpretentious, calm, loyal, loving beings, able not only to be friends with other small animals, but also to look after, for example, even behind horses.

Another surprising phenomenon is that crab-eaten macaques are a rare species of terrestrial mammals that cross the Wallace Line. These animals with the same success inhabit both in the primary plain forests, and in the secondary, and in disturbed. They are perfectly acclimatized to the east of Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the islands of the Philippine and Malayan archipelagoes.

Reproduction of long-tailed macaques in natural conditions

Reproduction of macabi-crab-eaters at will takes place continuously throughout the year. The maximum fertility is observed in the spring-early summer. But this situation is observed only in the natural habitat for animals. Depending on the climate change, the peak of fertility also changes. Pregnancy of the female Javanese monkey lasts 6 months, after which one baby is born.

Features of care during the breeding process of monkey-crabeater in captivity

Now more about the reproduction of Javanese monkeys in captivity, which they suffer, is surprisingly easy. Provided that a couple of adults live in the house, the likelihood of their babies appearing is incredibly high, even more likely to be inevitable. In the period before and after childbirth, certain rules for caring for the woman in childbirth should be observed. The situation in the cage of parents should be calm and relaxing, all extraneous species should be isolated, so as not to tease the future mother and father. During childbirth, you need to be especially attentive to the female. In the cell where it is contained, there must necessarily be a vessel with clean boiled water. Believe me, it is more than fascinating to observe the behavior of macaque parents, as well as the development and growth of their cubs.

Features of life in a group

In free life, the usual number of individuals in the group of Javanese monkeys, connected by family ties, is about 30. Most of their time they spend on trees in search of food. On the ground they descend extremely rarely. Usually the group consists of females and males (approximately 50 to 50). The group is led by a leader, from whom almost all, with a few exceptions, are born. Reaching maturity, males leave their families, forming in the subsequent new groups. Macaque girls traditionally inherit the position of their mothers, that is, in families solely matriarchy reigns.

Conditions for keeping the crab-robbed monkey in captivity

Today in the homes of exotic lovers it is often possible to meet such a small animal as the Javanese macaque. The owners' testimonies indicate that long-tailed macaques are unpretentious, they are easily acclimated with human help to the equatorial climate. For example, the southern regions of Russia are excellent for keeping animals in garden cages, supplied with insulated sheds. With a careful attitude the monkey quickly gets used to the master, it is easy to train, it becomes manual and often shows tenderness and affection. The Javanese macaque is strongly attached to the host, this is a very regular and faithful pet.

With regard to hygiene and care, then in order to teach a macaque, for example, to wear a diaper, it is necessary to spend a lot of time. But the result is worth it! Demonstration of new pet skills will bring many pleasant minutes not only to its owner, but also to his acquaintances.

Contain long-tailed macaques, in contrast to their fellow monkeys, should be in cells with thicker bars and further fortified decor elements inside the cage. Javanese macaque at home - the beast is very sociable, representatives of the form adore communication and games. Therefore, if you leave the pet for a long time alone without an exciting lesson, the Javanese macaque (photos are in the article) will be bored, sad and quickly dying out. To prevent this from happening, small non-dangerous toys, wooden chunks, branches, sprouted grains of barley, corn, wheat or oats, grass in hay, covering the floor of the cage, can be decomposed.

Also important is the fact that if you communicate with a pet more often take him in your arms and allow you to touch the hair of the owner, then he will be more trustful and going to contact. And, therefore, it will be easier to train, it will be easier to absorb knowledge, training in this case will be to him in joy. And as you know, a carrot is always much more useful than a whip.

At will, monkeys-crab-eaters lead a flocking way of life, so do not leave the animal alone. When the monkey is not in a cage, it is recommended to wear a diaper on her, not forgetting to anoint the ass under the diaper with cream. In addition, you should protect the monkey from drafts. These animals are very afraid of them. To accustom a pet to clothes is better from childhood, then reaching the age of maturity, it will be perceived as a reality and necessity.

It is very important to remember that living in the wild, wild animals are subject to a certain hierarchy, so do Javanese macaques. Home animals do not lose this manner of behavior, living with a man. They strictly follow the hierarchy, therefore it is strongly recommended not to try to "raise" the intellect of the pet to the human, it is much more useful to communicate with it, "sinking" to its level.

The optimal diet of Javanese macaque

The crab-eating macaque has well-developed cheek pouches, which the animal feeds like a hamster. These animals are not predators, they usually feed on grass, leaves, flowers, nuts, young shoots and insects, like crabs, other crustaceans and snails. The usual place where animals are stocked with food when they live in freedom are rice plantations.

At the content of the animal in the cage, its main diet consists of the following foods: vegetables, fruits, lettuce, bread and a variety of cereal grains. At least twice a week, animals must be fed with cottage cheese and boiled meat. This will make the pet's diet complete, as it will introduce proteins into it.

A special delicacy for Javanese monkeys are flour worms, they also like milk in any form (soups cooked with milk and soups).

Useful in moderation for the animal will be rose hips syrup, yeast, fish oil and other traditional vitamin-containing products of plant and animal origin. Twice-three times a year should be carried out for the pet courses of taking vitamins. This is ideal for children's vitamin complexes. Twice during the year it is also necessary to "treat" the Javanese monkey, who lives in captivity, with probiotics. Do this with courses (in autumn and spring) for a month.

Feeding macaque-crab-eaters and supplying them with vitamins should be done exactly in accordance with the advice of a veterinarian and zootechnician. The diet is directly curled not only from the time of the year, but also from the physiological state of the animal (pregnancy, disease, lactation, reproduction period, etc.).

Provided that animals are kept in a cage, the portion per one living soul increases per animal by 50%. This is due to the fact that in the case of group coexistence, the individuals approach the feed only in accordance with the hierarchy in the group. If the cage contains a mother with cubs, the feed is also given in a certain amount: the mother is a full portion, each of the cubs - 50% of the standard ration. After reaching the age of six months, each young person should be given a full portion of food.

The reasons for the introduction of Java monkeys in the Red Book

Every year, the population of the countries of the Asian region is growing rapidly, which directly causes a reduction in the natural habitat of many species of flora and fauna.

Taking into account the peculiarities of reproduction of macabi-crabbeards (in the course of their life each female gives birth to only one calf), it is natural that with a decrease in the halo of their habitat, the total number of the population decreases. In addition, in some countries Javanese monkeys are considered to be pests, which leads to their purposive destruction. And some habitats of these funny animals are known for the fact that local people use them for food, and, accordingly, conduct their constant active catch.

Based on the above facts it is clear that the Javanese macaque is in dire need of protection, therefore this species of mammals has been listed in the Red Book.