Can alpacas be considered as pets?
Not really. They prefer the company of other alpacas to humans. They won’t react well to the sort of rough handling a house pet such as a family dog would tolerate. They won’t normally romp across the paddock to greet you and beg to be petted and scratched behind their ears. That being said, we have a 2 year old female who does all these things, so she obviously hasn’t read this FAQ! This is a clear example of the very different personalities you get between one alpaca and another.
