u/Yucyon

I know that there's a million legitimate reasons why people might not want to eat leftovers the day after the food is cooked. I'm not here to judge anyone or shame anyone.

But it does irk me. It's so convenient and economical. I make-a da yummy spaghetti one night, I get excited to eat it the next. And maybe even the next after that! I know that some people need the variety. I get that. But it would make my life sooooo much easier if everyone was exactly like me in this regard.

Tania Sanchez, AKA Missty Flower Monkeys, discovers that some toddlers left a toy snake in her monkey's "playroom" (a garish, overstimulating nightmare for a capuchin). Her husband goes to remove it but she tells him to leave it, presumably because the capuchins' reaction is amusing to her.

([EDIT] -- forgive the level of attention I paid to the dialogue, I believe it wasn't toddlers who left the snake, it was Tania! she did it intentionally to "desensitize" them at the advice of a friend. what a great monkey mama you are, Tania! great job, very cool)

In this revealing video, we can see Toby and Russell, 15 and 14 years old respectively, compulsively rocking back and forth while clutching pillows/stuffed animals -- insanely clear indicators that these monkeys are stressed and not receiving proper enrichment.

Oh, I'm sorry, they do have a small outdoor, poolside enclosure where they put the monkeys for a "few hours a day". Nothing completes the experience of being a McMansion owner in Florida like having terrified captive exotic animals on your property.

These are capuchins who are kept in baby clothes and diapers practically 24/7 with no access to species-appropriate enrichment, taken to Home Depot regularly which must be a sensory nightmare for them, and have cameras in their faces all the time.

The fact that, as far as I can see (and I could be wrong), they aren't in as horrible shape as Monkey Boo is a miracle.

The human thing to do in this video would be to remove the stressor and tend to the monkeys' health rather than act amused at their concerned reaction. A considerate individual would realize that for a South American primate like a capuchin, snakes are an omnipresent danger that likely trigger deep instincts of fear and concern. But monkey owners seem to, unequivocally, be terrible people unconcerned with the health of the animals. Hats off to you and your tortured captives, Tania -- maybe your daughter, who you portray as the "sister" of these monkeys, can maliciously tease these beautiful animals some more, like the video in which she pokes Angelika in the head with a pen and then blames her for having a "tantrum" (terror response).