Nong Eye

[JimmyTheMook]

Had someone today try and sell me a "nong eye".

Have seen these b4 and they are cute as hel_l, but I know very little about this creature.

Where are they from ?

Can you legally own one in Thailand?

Is it a good pet ?

Edited April 21, 2007 by JimmyTheMook

[girlx]

there are no sloths in thailand. not sure what they were trying to sell you without seeing it. could have been a marmoset which i believe is what comes down occasionally from the jungle to my house. they should remain in the wild.

[Deke]

I believe this is a slow loris.

[BambinA]

I believe this is a slow loris.

Yes , you are reight

Thai name = Ling Lom ลิงลม or Nang Aye นางอาย

common name = Slow loris

Scientific name = Nycticebus coucang Boddaert, 1785

and actaully NANG AYE is a wildlife animal ,It's illegal to have it as a pet

[Okidoki]

I believe this is a slow loris.

Yes , you are reight

Thai name = Ling Lom ลิงลม or Nang Aye นางอาย

common name = Slow loris

Scientific name = Nycticebus coucang Boddaert, 1785

and actaully NANG AYE is a wildlife animal ,It's illegal to have it as a pet

I have had a few and they are quite nice as pets. If it is illegal in Thailand, I do not know.

Nocturnal and very good climers as you can imagine from the picture. Cant remember now if it is females or males you cant have together since they fight. They uses urin on their "paws" to get good grip and to mark territory. Mostly just get 1 young, once a year. There are several species within the Lorie family. They always has 3 limbs attached, while moving the fourth. You probably need a cage of 5 *5 *3 meters. Most zoo´s, if I remember correctly put that area up as a minimum quota for the animals.

If you are bitten the wounds seems to be infected in a way you do not belive.... Eating fruit as well as insects and if they can catch a bird, it will slip down as well. They are not as "slow" as many think when it comes to catching prey or bite. Which reminds me that they have a wonderful habit of being able to turn their head about 360 degrees. While they are chewing of your hand.... :-)

If you can put aside 24/7, why dont you try a monkey instead as a pet? Just kidding, don´t know if macaques are allowed either as pets. (Gibbons aren´t which is very, very good.) Is there anywhere you can read of what is allowed and not in Thailand?

[bina]

CITES reports list all animals and what is keepable and what not, and who can keep one and mostly all wildlife animals are illegal as pets unless u have a liscense to keep one

i'm a petting zoo manager (domesticates only apart from two local wild rescues) and i refuse to keep wild animals unless for rescue/release purposes.

bina

[bob4you]

what price were you quoted for the Loris, I live in Thailand and have parrots (6) and dogs (8) and am looking for a loris.

[JimmyTheMook]

what price were you quoted for the Loris, I live in Thailand and have parrots (6) and dogs (8) and am looking for a loris.

5500 baht , to be honest I would have bought it to release it - the poor thing did not look very happy and I guess being a nocturnal creature out in the broad daylight sums it up.

I asked where it was from and told Chantaburi , maybe they are found in the wild there.

If one had the proper space and could "really" provide a good setting for the beast , I guess it would be nice to have one.

[MTW]

Slow Loris have a toxin they get from a gland on the back of the neck (if I remember correctly), they mix this with salavia, and when they bite it is more painful then just a plain bite, and why a wound might get more infected, or just look infected.