Alpaca Quick Facts

• There are two types of alpacas — the Huacaya with fluffy fleece and the Suri with long silky locks.
• Alpacas are beautiful and come in over 22 colors
• They are about 36″ tall at the withers and weigh about 150-175 pounds.
• Alpacas are adaptable to varied habitat, successfully being raised from Australia to Alaska and from 15,000 feet to sea level.
• Alpacas have a relatively long and trouble-free reproductive life span.
• Alpaca’s are easy on the land because their feet are padded and leave the pasture undamaged.
• The alpaca is a modified ruminant with 3 stomachs and converts grass and hay into energy very efficiently, which means they eat less than other farm animals.
• Its camelid ancestry allows it to thrive without consuming very much water and the alpaca does not usually eat or destroy trees.
• Alpacas are safe, they do not bite or butt, and they are gentle around children.
• Alpacas are small, easy to handle and can be halter trained.
• Alpacas produce a fine and valuable fleece as well as make wonderful pets.
• Alpacas are intelligent, which makes them pleasant to be around and to train. Watching them graze is really relaxing.
• Alpaca dung is a rich fertilizer that doesn’t require composting. It’s a perfect fertilizer for fruits and vegetables.
• A herd generally deposits its feces in one or two spots, thereby controlling the spread of parasites and making collection for fertilizer composting easy.
• Alpacas require minimal fencing and can be pastured at 5-10 per acre, and are adaptable to varied habitat.
• Alpacas are easy to transport and one can usually use the family minivan or SUV.
• Alpacas are considered disease-resistant animals, which lowers insurance and veterinarian costs.
• Alpacas are rare outside of South America and cannot be mass-produced.
• Alpacas can be insured against loss.
• Alpaca’s are a great investment and a great family business.
• Alpacas Are Cute and Huggable!!

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