Alpacas are normally hardy animals that thrive in the Australian environment. With some good, basic attention they will give you many years of pleasure and service.
Routine health care is given to all alpacas in our care. This includes:
- Vitamin D - minimum three times per year
- Long acting Selenium - once per year
- 6 in 1 vaccine - once per year
- Faecal tests as required - to manage any drenching needs
- Cut toenails - once or twice per year depending on the alpaca's needs
- Shearing - once per year.
Alpacas in our care are weighed regularly. All results are recorded and can be tracked to observe changes across time. Any unexplained drop in weight serves as an early warning system that something may be wrong for an alpaca and gives us the opportunity to check it more closely. An alternative way to check on alpaca condition is to do a body score. We are happy to show our clients how to do this for themselves.
