If you’re looking for a loving pet with lots of energy
and a "fun spirit" and just plain fun to own, you should look into the Lemur.

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Our Lemurs

Our babies are usually born in the spring and summer; we pull them from their mother at 8 to 10 weeks of age as by this time they are eating the primate fiber sticks, browse biscuits, as well as the fruits offered to them as snacks and no longer require milk from their mothers. The female may produce twin babies; twining does not occur ever year but possibly ever other year.

When we pull the babies we have our Vet check them for health issues, have their canine teeth pulled, and neuter the babies if they are to be sold strictly as pets. At this time we diaper them, put halters and leashes on them and begin to give them lots of attention in order for them to bond to people and make good pets. Most bond very quickly and become “a member of the family”. They are very active and enjoy their freedom to play around the room but like to come back to you for the affection and treats you give them.

Our first babies from our lemurs were twin males whom we neutered and kept. They have an outside cabana with access into the bay window in our garden room and come inside to sleep in their hammock. One of their favorite things is to come into the kitchen for their daily treats. Lemurs are definitely delightful and entertaining.

Our breeder lemurs live in outside spacious cabanas with swings, tree stumps, ledges, and tree houses so they can have a variety of ways to be active and not get bored. The cabanas also have self feeders with the fiber sticks and browse biscuits available at all times. We also hand feed them twice a day with fruits and a few marshmallows to keep them gentle and loveable. By doing this, when it’s time to pull the babies, at ten weeks of age, we simply go into the pen with their treats and are able just to reach over and pull the baby from the mother’s back, however, I understand that this is an exception and precaution should be taken around breeder females as normally they are known to be very protective.

Each of the lemur’s cabana is provided with a box, with doggie door, to retreat into when the weather is cold. A thermostat controlled pig warmer pad is placed in the bottom of the box covered with 3” of sand to keep the box at the desired temperature. The sand is important as this prevents the chances of the lemurs from blistering/burning themselves.

Lemurs twice a year and use Revolution on them monthly, as a precaution for fleas and ear mites, as we have cats and rabbits running loose in the areas around the cabanas.

Diet: Mazurri High Fiber Sticks, Mazurri Primate Browse Biscuit, various fruits.

I have not literally “lived with a lemur” as I sell them once they are weaned, gentled down, and have bonded to people. However, spending the time with them to get them to this point I still feel that “they are my children” that have gone on to live elsewhere and I keep in touch with their new owners. My last baby lemur, now named Oliver, resides with a family with two young girls and the following is some of their experiences with Oliver which I think will be most enjoyable as well as informative if you are considering acquiring a pet lemur.

Living with My Lemur - by Courtney Pineda