Alpacas can adapt to the heat of our summer days as long as they have cooler nights to recover. When nighttime temperatures stay in the upper eighties, this tends to create an accumulated effect and gives reason to take special precautions to avoid heat stress. Another point to keep in mind pertains to high humidity [...]
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WOW! What a response to our Happy Alpaca Valentine’s Day video! By popular demand we’ve decided to make it available again… One of the many things I love about this incredible business is the expressions of joy on the faces of people when they interact with the alpacas. We open our ranch to visitors quite often. [...]
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Alpacas in Small Spaces – Are They Too Crowded? As I write this we are experiencing the 4th consistent day of rain and preparing for SNOW. This fact alone may not be newsworthy; however, we live in southern California! What I’m observing with my alpaca females applies whether you live in moderate or extreme climatic [...]
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As a species alpacas are more like cats than dogs and quite Intelligent. When people meet alpacas for the first time – they observe gentle, curious animals with big doe-like eyes looking back at them. An initial question usually turns to their type of personality. My usual answer is that alpacas are more like [...]
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Posted in Alpaca Personalities on Jun 7th, 2009
In a herd, certain alpacas will take the dominant lead while others may remain submissive. This seems to be the case with the females and the males. On the other hand, my experience is that when I get an alpaca alone… each one may exhibit entirely different personalities. Many alpaca owners are drawn to [...]
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