Cool photos! Do they take a lot a of looking after? It must be cool to talk to Marilyn and Anna, are they friendly? Also do you have to shear them or does somebody else do it?
It was facinating to learn that alpacas hum, do they make other sounds? Can’t wait to see some pictures of Naomi when she arrives, I bet she is super adorable!
Thank you for your questions;
You do have to be careful otherwise they’ll be startled and run off but they can be very friendly and you can do allot with them. They don’t need allot of looking after all you need is at least 1/2 an acre or more with fencing all the way round, grass, a hedge and a shelter and always fresh water.
They be sheared once a month by a professional shearer who will also clip there toe nails and file there teeth.
Thank you George and Mum for your comment.
No they don’t make any other sounds but that one sometimes they make a
seires of high mmmmmmmm sounds like mmmmm mmmmmmm.
Whoops the comment about the sheering and the noises were a little wrong. Every year a professional sheerer comes in and sheers them, but while he’s here he trims their toe nails and files their teeth, but every month, we have to check their toes and we may have to trim them. They do make another sound, it is a high pitch noise, but we haven’t heard it yet, but we will when hey see something they don’t like probably a fox or a buzzard.
Hi Jack,
No I haven’t been spat at yet, but I don’t think it will hurt and they have 2 types of spitting. 1. Normal spitting. 2.Spitting with semi digested grass which is not nice to have on you.
They are very cute. Do they enjoy being tickled/scratched behind the ears like dogs and cats? Do they need rugs in the cold weather like horses or are they more weather friendly like sheep?
Hi Ami, we decided to get Alpacas as they chase foxes so they will keep our chickens safe, they keep the grass short so they were the ideal animals to get.
From Edward
Hi Seren and Mum, they don’t enjoy being touched or scratched at all but they like to be near people or other Alpacas, they don’t need rugs to keep them warm which means they are cheaper than horses but, they don’t like the wind unlike seep.
from Edward
Hi Ed, we enjoyed reading your post very much. Do you know which country Alpacas came from originally? We know your Alpacas came from Exeter, but wondered where the breed came from?
Hi Sarah and Sarah’s mum, thanks for the question. Alpacas originally came from South America in the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level. And there will be another Alpaca blog that will be about our new Alpaca and it will be published soon.
Brilliant post, Ed!
I love those photos!
I don’t know much, at all, about alpacas; do you have to be very careful around them?
I’m glad I read this. I now know that the animal in the local garden centre is indeed an alpaca.
Cool photos! Do they take a lot a of looking after? It must be cool to talk to Marilyn and Anna, are they friendly? Also do you have to shear them or does somebody else do it?
It was facinating to learn that alpacas hum, do they make other sounds? Can’t wait to see some pictures of Naomi when she arrives, I bet she is super adorable!
Thank you for your questions;
You do have to be careful otherwise they’ll be startled and run off but they can be very friendly and you can do allot with them. They don’t need allot of looking after all you need is at least 1/2 an acre or more with fencing all the way round, grass, a hedge and a shelter and always fresh water.
They be sheared once a month by a professional shearer who will also clip there toe nails and file there teeth.
Thank you George and Mum for your comment.
No they don’t make any other sounds but that one sometimes they make a
seires of high mmmmmmmm sounds like mmmmm mmmmmmm.
hey ed,
your alpacas look cool! have they spat you yet, if they have did it hurt? 🙂
Whoops the comment about the sheering and the noises were a little wrong. Every year a professional sheerer comes in and sheers them, but while he’s here he trims their toe nails and files their teeth, but every month, we have to check their toes and we may have to trim them. They do make another sound, it is a high pitch noise, but we haven’t heard it yet, but we will when hey see something they don’t like probably a fox or a buzzard.
Where did you get the names from Ed?
Hi Jack,
No I haven’t been spat at yet, but I don’t think it will hurt and they have 2 types of spitting. 1. Normal spitting. 2.Spitting with semi digested grass which is not nice to have on you.
why did you choose to get alpacas? They are very cool .
They are very cute. Do they enjoy being tickled/scratched behind the ears like dogs and cats? Do they need rugs in the cold weather like horses or are they more weather friendly like sheep?
Hi Mrs Scadden ,the Alpacas came with the names Marilyn and Anna, because the breeders choose and registered them.
From Edward
Hi Ami, we decided to get Alpacas as they chase foxes so they will keep our chickens safe, they keep the grass short so they were the ideal animals to get.
From Edward
Hi Seren and Mum, they don’t enjoy being touched or scratched at all but they like to be near people or other Alpacas, they don’t need rugs to keep them warm which means they are cheaper than horses but, they don’t like the wind unlike seep.
from Edward
Ed why didn’t you tell me you had alpacas do you have Naomi yet?
Meriden:)
Hi Meriden we don’t have Naomi yet but she should be here soon.
From Edward
Hi Ed, we enjoyed reading your post very much. Do you know which country Alpacas came from originally? We know your Alpacas came from Exeter, but wondered where the breed came from?
Hi Sarah and Sarah’s mum, thanks for the question. Alpacas originally came from South America in the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level. And there will be another Alpaca blog that will be about our new Alpaca and it will be published soon.