Owning a Pet Lemur Myths | True or False!

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Myths and claims about pet lemurs, do they make bad pets? Do they become aggressive to their owners? Are they illegal? Watch to find out!
MASpets is a channel dedicated to dispelling the myths and finding the light within the darkness of controversy about pet keeping. This channel provides information that is:
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Welcome to MASpets! A channel dedicated to providing high quality information about exotic, alternative, and unique pets, as well as traditional ones. This channel supports the freedom of pet owners to care for the species of their choice as long as that animal has been shown to thrive in human care under the right conditions. We strongly believe that facts and education, not admonition, is the best policy for encouraging potential pet keepers to choose the best pet for their living situation. We believe there is no such thing as a ‘good pet’, and do not promote any particular species as pets, however we understand that the desire of some to own something different is essential to their expression and existence as an individual. Whether you are considering a pet, or are just interested in the subject, this channel invites you to become informed about the exciting world of animal diversity.
There are hundreds of species of exotic pets! Some examples include: fennec fox, porcupine, serval, wallaby, boa constrictor, rainbow crab, bush baby, zebra, squirrels, ostrich, kinkajou, macaws, springhare, lemur, leopard gecko, tarantula, capybara, sloth, owl, cockatoo, muntjac deer, lion, short-tailed opossum, raccoon, scorpion, green iguana, and more.
Domesticated exotic pets include domestic rats, hamster, gerbil, goldfish, guinea fowl, Bengal cat, peacock, fainting goats, and sugar gliders.
We post introductory videos to animals that can be kept as pets, care tips, address controversies, legal issues, and more. Please see the posted links for more information about this subject!

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@caniform-craze2080 2 года назад

This video doesn't mention that captive lemurs may get defanged by people that bought them so they don't bite people. Anyone that is against declawing should take note of this.

@Maspets Год назад

Defanged animals can absolutely bite, it's just the canines that do significantly more damage.

@Ptah-Tatenen 4 месяца назад

I have been reading about lemurs for months now but not out of a will to own them. They are endangered animals and often critically so. They also are not like some house cat that you can easily keep. Lemurs have their own particular way of life which does not include humans. They belong into the wild or at least sanctuaries where professional conservators can care and support them in their way of life. The Duke Lemur Center would be a good example for exactly such an effort. And unsurpringly, they also speak out against owning one as a pet just as anyone who actually works with lemurs in conservation, studies, field work or something else in academia. I really love lemurs and this video just invokes so much disgust in me.

@Maspets 4 месяца назад

You and all the "academics" can raaage all you want, the information in this video is factual.

@ZestySea 9 месяцев назад

The US should not allow the public to own these endangered and wild animals as pets. It exposes them to the vulnerability of abuse

@no5643 5 месяцев назад

Why only the US? In china or India they would breed em and eat em…

@Dylan-Hooton Год назад

That's some neat information! Maybe people could one day legalize captive-bred lemurs as pets (but never ones taken from the wild since they are threatened or endangered in the wild) for all those reasons you said in the video, as long as we have the right kind of food, enclosures, temperatures, and mental needs (social groups, etc). :)

@coffeebean3627 Год назад

They're incredibly dangerous and can maim their owners, much like Travis the Chimp. Especially Ringtails. They make TERRIBLE pets. And they have very complex emotional needs because they're as intelligent as 3-year-olds.

@tevinwoods8867 11 месяцев назад

@@coffeebean3627How in the heck is a ring tailed lemur or any lemur for that matter the same level of danger as a chimpanzee?

@Dylan-Hooton 4 месяца назад

@@coffeebean3627 Have you watched the video here? She said that lemurs would make excellent pets (unlike most primates) if you have the right enclosure, food, and if they're in groups to keep them happy.

@puppystilts3043 2 месяца назад

I found Waldo at exactly 7 mins in…. I had a dream I was on a rope swing hanging out with a lemur in a cave on a beach last night that’s how I found this video the black and white ruffled one 😂

@prickly_procyonids Год назад

Wonderful video, thank you MAS! I wish more species of lemurs were available in the private sector. Only AZA zoos being able to obtain species that are rare in captivity is silly when many facilities can help increase the population successfully.

@Dylan-Hooton 4 месяца назад

I agree with you here! 😁👍

@cooldude2251 2 года назад

This sounds like a lot of copium for someone who owns lemurs. These primates, along with any I can think of, are not meant to be kept as pets

@Maspets 2 года назад

This is a pet positive channel.

@cooldude2251 2 года назад

@@Maspets you wouldn't own a lemur if you were pet positive.

@panterxbeats 2 года назад

@@Maspets and lemurs are not pets. Shame on you.

@Maspets 2 года назад

@@panterxbeats I'm aware of several lemurs that are pets.

@BEnnyboy-hq3ck 2 года назад

@@cooldude2251 the thing is that once a lemur is out of wild it can’t go back. People aren’t going to take them back to there habitat. It’s the same with any animal. People that buy these animals in reality are saving them unless they are abusive towards them. If the lemur doesn’t get sold they will either kill it or put it back in the wild where it will die because it wasn’t raised in the wild.

@AlexAlexon3897 2 года назад

Primates are not pets. It's that simple. If you love lemurs, leave them in the wild or in sanctuaries.

@papichulo2736 3 месяца назад

I see where you’re coming from but I disagree. If someone has the proper set up for these creatures why not offer them a good life and companionship? Especially with their numbers dwindling in the wild domesticating them and selling them as pets will actually help keep their species alive and well. If there’s no demand for them or viewed as unimportant then what’s stopping people from destroying their habitat? I think human relationships with lemurs are the best thing that species could ask for. And yes of course sanctuaries and wildlife conservation is excellent too.

@Stpunk17 2 года назад

So true! Thanks for this as I am looking into getting lemurs

@junyah4152 2 года назад

Not a good idea

@Stpunk17 2 года назад

To late I gotta troop! They are education ambassadors! But why is getting a pet one a bad I dea? Well they are hard to care for and not for everyone but I definitely did my research

@Stpunk17 2 года назад

Why not

@panterxbeats 2 года назад

Shame on you. Owning a critically endangered species is immoral and wrong in every possible way. Lemurs should not interact with humans, nor should they be separated from their own kind.

@Stpunk17 2 года назад

Shame on you for being so uneducated to believe that people are actually taking lemurs out of the wild the only thing I, and other lemur breeders are doing is increases their population

@RICHIE_RICH89 7 месяцев назад

They are legal in some states.

@ignatiusthegorilla 2 года назад

I'm gonna get me self one.

@BEnnyboy-hq3ck 2 года назад

Did you get one bro?

@pittypaws6633 10 месяцев назад

7:08 The lemurs found Waldo!

@Johnjo162 Год назад

I got my own lemur

@justaguywithacanteen 7 месяцев назад

i want a lemur now.

@panterxbeats 2 года назад

You mention that lemurs can become aggressive, which contradicts what you said about domestication. You claim there's no evidence that they can't not become domesticated, but the reason they become aggressive is precisely because of failed "domestication" and isolation from their own kind.

@cooldude2251 2 года назад

Right? The word domestication is pretty agreed upon. If an animal is prone from attacking someone while being hand raised, they are not domesticated.

@Stpunk17 2 года назад

Or maybe it’s because of poor ownership from uneducated and cruel exotic animal owners LIKE DOGS AND CATS

@Maspets 2 года назад

@Panthers So-called domesticated animals can also be aggressive. Domestication does not mean the absence of aggression.

@Maspets 2 года назад

@@cooldude2251 Couldn't be further from the truth.

@cooldude2251 2 года назад

@@Maspets okurr you sound like that dog owner that swears they friendly until they start snarling at everyone's heels

@panterxbeats 2 года назад

Total misinformation and sickening propaganda for the trade of endangered animals which should NEVER be seen as "pets". SHAME on you.

@Stpunk17 2 года назад

Did you do any research on these animals at all? And guess what, ZERO lemurs are exported from Madagascar for pets in America. NONE, all of these animals are for conservation efforts and pet keeping. And NO nobody is saying lemurs should be an average house pet but by saying they shouldn’t be pets at all is depriving so many people of this, They are feasible pets. And what’s wrong with keeping lemurs as pets responsibly?

@alexone8338 Год назад

They are endangered because of loss of habitat, hunting for consumption or illegal keeping or trading IN MADAGASCAR. They actually reproduce very readily in captivity (and not in the wild due to their reproduction conditions). Responsible and legal captivity is what could be saving the entirety of the species (and even whole genera) from going extinct in the future. If you want to be mad, be mad at those people hurting them and their environment in Madagascar, don't be randomly mad just because being anti-captivity is politically correct in your head. Talking about misinformation. 🤦‍♂️

@ZestySea 9 месяцев назад

@@Stpunk17 - Depriving people is incredibly selfish, It shows a lack of respect for the environment animals that are beings in their own right. It is more important to consider these animals and at least the opportunity of a life that resembles a free and wild life, amongst their own kind.

@panterxbeats 9 месяцев назад

@@alexone8338 you're delusional if you think the exotic pet trade is helping improve population and not dwindle them. absolute nonsense and you're stating the opposite of what's true.

@panterxbeats 9 месяцев назад

@@Stpunk17 primates are not pets. do some research