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Alpacas make great farm animals and pets. Learn how to care for these llama lookalikes with expert tips on diet, health and cleanliness in this free animal care video series.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Checking your alpaca's health is important. Learn how to do monthly health checks for an alpaca in this free animal care video.
Weighing an alpaca and checking their teeth is important to check your alpaca's health. Learn how to weight alpacas and check teeth in this free animal care video.
Clipping the toenails of your alpaca is important for keeping your alpaca happy and healthy. Learn how to clip alpaca toenails in this free animal care video.
Vaccinating your alpaca is important to keep it happy and healthy. Learn more about alpaca vaccinations in this free animal care video.
Alpacas definitely need shelter, especially from wind, in order to be happy and healthy. Learn about the type of shelter you'll need to keep alpacas in this free animal care video.
It's important to keep alpacas clean, including their living space. Learn about how and why to keep alpacas clean in this free animal care video.
Cold weather can be harmful to alpacas. Learn how to protect your alpaca from the weather and possible side effects in this free animal care video.
It's important to keep alpacas cool in the summer, as they are accustomed to colder weather. Learn how to keep your alpaca cool in this free animal care video.
Alpacas are naturally pack animals that need to be kept in groups. Learn more about the social natural of alpacas in this free animal care video.
Finding an alpaca veterinarian is important. Learn more about alpaca vets in this free animal care video.
Alpacas need sunlight to be happy and healthy. Learn more about the importance of sunshine for alpacas in this free animal care video.
Alpacas are one of the few animals that like to go to the bathroom together. Learn more about the excrement habits of alpacas in this free animal care video.
Weaning is the process of taking the baby alpaca off the mother's milk. Learn how to wean alpacas in this free animal care video.
Alpaca feeders are important for keeping the hay off of the ground. Learn how to pick out and use alpaca feeders in this free animal care video.
Alpacas mostly eat hay, but learn more about the alpaca diet with expert tips in this free animal care video.
Alpacas are domesticated animals originating from South America. Similar to llamas in appearance, alpacas are often kept in herds and are valued for their fiber, or fur. Alpacas have been domesticated for thousands of years and images of alpacas can be found in ancient Peruvian art. In general, alpacas are very social, gentle, and intelligent, and get along very well with humans as pets. Though all alpacas are capable of spitting, this behavior is generally reserved for other alpacas and rarely is aimed at people.
In this free video series, our expert will show you how to care for alpacas. You will learn about keeping alpacas healthy, weighing alpacas, and vaccinating alpacas. You will also learn about sheltering alpacas, keeping alpacas clean and keeping alpacas comfortable in all weather. Get tips on diet, veterinarians, and weaning. If you are interested in owning alpacas, let our expert show you everything you will need to know about caring for this interesting farm animal.
Jill Bergman Jill Bergman has been raising alpacas since 2000. She has a herd on 5 acres in Alpine, Utah. Jill's alpacas have won numerous awards. She has some of the most well-respected, famous bloodlines in the country. Her herd represents a select group of very fine, top quality Alpacas.dkdk
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