pickup pickup pickup pickup 100% pickup

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/combat.dm

@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@
 						pickupTarget = null
 						pickupTimer = 0
 					else if(ismob(pickupTarget.loc)) // in someones hand
+						if(istype(pickupTarget, /obj/item/clothing/head/mob_holder/))
+							var/obj/item/clothing/head/mob_holder/h = pickupTarget
+							if(h && h.held_mob==src)
+								return//dont let them pickpocket themselves
 						var/mob/M = pickupTarget.loc
 						if(!pickpocketing)
 							pickpocketing = TRUE

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	bodyparts = list(/obj/item/bodypart/chest/monkey, /obj/item/bodypart/head/monkey, /obj/item/bodypart/l_arm/monkey,
 					 /obj/item/bodypart/r_arm/monkey, /obj/item/bodypart/r_leg/monkey, /obj/item/bodypart/l_leg/monkey)
 	hud_type = /datum/hud/monkey
+	can_be_held = "monkey"
 
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/Initialize(mapload, cubespawned=FALSE, mob/spawner)
 	verbs += /mob/living/proc/mob_sleep
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@
 	SSmobs.cubemonkeys -= src
 	return ..()
 
+/mob/living/carbon/monkey/generate_mob_holder()
+	var/obj/item/clothing/head/mob_holder/holder = new(get_turf(src), src, "monkey", 'icons/mob/animals_held.dmi', 'icons/mob/animals_held_lh.dmi', 'icons/mob/animals_held_rh.dmi', TRUE)
+	return holder
+
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/create_internal_organs()
 	internal_organs += new /obj/item/organ/appendix
 	internal_organs += new /obj/item/organ/lungs