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What do you do with a llama?
Llamas make excellent pets, wool producers, pack animals, cart animals
and sheep guardians.
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Do Llamas spit?
Very rarely at people, however, Llamas use
this as a warning in food and breeding disputes within the herd.
However, it is much safer than biting or kicking.
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How long do Llamas live?
Llamas live around 15 years, they can often live 20 - 30 years .
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What is the Llamas gestation period?
The Llamas gestation period is 11 and a half months.
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What age can you begin breeding Llamas?
Female Llamas as early as
one year and male Llamas between 2 and 3 and a half years.
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How soon can you re-breed Llamas after delivery?
Around 14 days.
Llamas do not come into heat. Llamas are induced ovulators. Female
llamas spend 95% of their adult life pregnant.
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How much weight can Llamas carry?
Between 80 - 120 lbs.
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How much do Llamas weigh?
Around 25 - 30 lbs at birth. 250 - 500 lbs at maturity.
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How much do Llamas eat?
You can feed a llama on less
than a bale of hay a week.
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What do you feed Llamas?
Grass hay and loose mineral
salts.
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Are Llamas easy to train?
Yes. Llamas have been domesticated
for thousands of years and packing and walking on a lead are part
of their nature.
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What are some of the unique characteristics of llamas?
Llamas have their babies during daylight hours (usually between
8 a.m. and 4 p.m.), Llamas dung pile (go in only one or two spots
in the pasture), they have an extra elliptical blood cell so that
they are automatically adapted to working at high altitudes, and
Llamas have wide set eyes which can see almost 260 degrees. This
makes them very kinetically aware and they rarely trip or knock
things over in tight spaces.
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What is a Llamas fibre like?
It is hollow, so it is lighter
and warmer than wool. It does not contain lanolin so many people
who are allergic to wool can wear llama.
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What sounds do Llamas make?
Llamas hum, orgle when breeding
and have a high pitched alarm call.
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What do you look for in a llama?
Size, good bone, a
high tail set, a flat back, banana shaped ears, fluid movement,
balance, straight legs and a calm disposition and fine quality
wool.
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When are llamas full grown?
When they are 3 and a half years.
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Do you have to geld male llamas in order to use them for pets and pack
animals?
No, generally not, however, it is recommended
for llamas used as guard animals so they will not be tempted to mount
the sheep.
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Are Llamas good travelers?
Yes. Llamas usually lie down
when moving and can be transported in the back of a van. Llamas
require very little room when traveling.
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Is a Llamas manure good fertilizer?
It is exceptional.
It is rich, however, not hot. It does not have to be composted in order
to be used.
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How long does it take for their coat to grow back after shearing?
Two years.
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Does 'ears back' mean the llama is mad?
Not always (in fact, rarely). Llama body language is not exactly like that of other, more familiar, domestic species. 'Ears back', for instance, can show boredom, relaxation, irritation, fear, dominance or submission. The differences are often subtle and must be interpreted in the context of both the situation and other body language.
