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Alpacas

Resources About Alpacas

This is a graphic of a person pushing a wheelbarrow full of hay to three alpacas.
  • alpaca care, alpaca health, alpaca housing, alpaca nutrition, alpaca veterinary care

Techniques And Practices Necessary For Responsible Alpaca Care

A primer on what an animal sanctuary needs training and protocols in place for when it comes to the compassionate care of alpacas.
This is a graphic of a person pushing a wheelbarrow full of hay to three alpacas.
  • alpaca care, alpaca health, alpaca housing, alpaca nutrition, alpaca veterinary care

Techniques And Practices Necessary For Responsible Alpaca Care

A primer on what an animal sanctuary needs training and protocols in place for when it comes to the compassionate care of alpacas.
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  • alpaca care, alpaca housing, alpaca living areas

Creating A Good Home For Alpacas

Indoor and outdoor living space recommendations for alpacas
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  • alpaca care, alpaca housing, alpaca living areas

Creating A Good Home For Alpacas

Indoor and outdoor living space recommendations for alpacas
Photo by Dušan Smetana on Unsplash
  • foods toxic to alpacas, plants toxic to alpacas, toxic plants

Things That Are Toxic To Alpacas

This list includes descriptions of common plants and other substances that may be toxic to alpacas and tips on how to prevent poisoning at
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  • foods toxic to alpacas, plants toxic to alpacas, toxic plants

Things That Are Toxic To Alpacas

This list includes descriptions of common plants and other substances that may be toxic to alpacas and tips on how to prevent poisoning at your sanctuary.
  • alpaca care, alpaca health, alpaca health evaluation

How to Conduct An Alpaca Health Check

Everything you wanted to know (and some stuff you probably didn’t) about alpaca health checks!
The Open Sanctuary Project Alpaca Health Exam
  • alpaca care, alpaca health, alpaca health evaluation

How to Conduct An Alpaca Health Check

Everything you wanted to know (and some stuff you probably didn't) about alpaca health checks!
Two alpacas sitting in a kiddy pool together.
  • alpaca enrichment, alpaca welfare, camelid enrichment, environmental enrichment

Creating An Enriching Life For Alpacas

Help ensure your alpaca residents have a happy and healthy life by introducing enrichment strategies for them!
Two alpacas sitting in a kiddy pool together.
  • alpaca enrichment, alpaca welfare, camelid enrichment, environmental enrichment

Creating An Enriching Life For Alpacas

Help ensure your alpaca residents have a happy and healthy life by introducing enrichment strategies for them!
A mother alpaca stands with her baby in a field.
  • baby alpaca, baby llama, crias, young camelids

Care Recommendations For Crias (Baby Alpacas And Llamas)

Nutritional, living space, and social recommendations for a younger llama or alpaca in an animal sanctuary environment!
A mother alpaca stands with her baby in a field.
  • baby alpaca, baby llama, crias, young camelids

Care Recommendations For Crias (Baby Alpacas And Llamas)

Nutritional, living space, and social recommendations for a younger llama or alpaca in an animal sanctuary environment!

Fun Facts About Alpacas

Alpacas practice good hygiene and have a designated communal bathroom area!
Yes, it is true! Alpacas do spit, but only when they are really upset and would like to warn away others. If you see their ears back and head up, back away!
A baby alpaca is called a cria. Mothers bond with their crias through vocalizations called humming, as well as through nuzzling and nose to nose contact.

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