Are alpacas difficult or easy to take care of?
Alpacas are very easy to maintain, especially when compared to other types of livestock. We own horses, exotic birds, cats, dogs, and have several types of fish in our pond. The alpacas are easier to take care of than all our animals, except, of course, the fish. Indeed they are quite “user-friendly” regarding care, and they give more than they receive. 1. Alpacas are extremely “earth-friendly.” In their pasture they graze the grass down evenly but do not destroy the root system. 2. Alpacas consolidate their waste materials in one area of their paddock, which allows for easy cleanup and minimizes the spread of fecal parasites into their grazing areas. 3. They require basically the same type of care as a dog or cat with regular worming and annual inoculations. 4. You do not need to groom them regularly, but shear them once a year in the spring to protect them from the coming hot weather. Their fleece needs to be picked if you plan on showing them, and that, of course, requires some care
