Today we socialized Willy and Arie for about two hours! Soon after the fork was pulled, there was a massive improvement from day one, in that the boys show interest in one another and interacted more. One of the first things they did was return to their original habitat and explore what was different (scent markings from the other monkey). During the socialization we saw great things such as the two monkeys eating from the same diet bowl, laying near each other, and even grooming one another! However, we also noticed that at multiple times during the socialization, Willy attempted to mount Arie. This may be the reason for the initial fight, and we plan to closely monitor the safety and happiness of both monkeys. While we know the monkeys would be much happier is male-female pairs, there are no females available at Jungle Friends to be matched with the new tamarin and marmoset. As these two males lived together before their arrival at Jungle Friends, we are attempting this socialization whit the hopes that both monkeys will be safe, happy, and healthy. After about two hours, Willy and Arie were in different habitats, and Kari and I took the opportunity to end the second socialization day on a good note. We replaced the forks and were thankful for another successful day in the socialization process.
Overall, the two Munchkins had a great day two of their socialization!
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