Alpaca Facts

Two types of Alpaca Hucaya (Short Fleeced) and Suri (Long Fleeced).

• A baby alpaca is called a Cria.

• Alpaca have soft padded feet. This leaves pasture undamaged, and usable for years.

• They have no top front teeth, so they are gentle grazers.

• The alpaca does not usually eat or destroy trees.

• The average alpaca only eats 1.5kg of food a day.

• Alpacas do not require abundant amounts of water.

• Alpacas need a shelter either natural or man-made.

• The herd tends to deposit their manure in one or two spots in the pasture.

• Alpaca manure is a fantastic fertilizer.

• One good acre of pasture can support up to five alpaca.

• Alpaca's require minimal fencing, as they do not challenge it.

• Alpacas can produce up to 4kgs of fleece a year.

• Alpacas and Llamas come in 22 different shades of colour starting with white and ending with black with every other natural shade in between.

• Average pregnancy lasts 11.5 months

• Alpacas mainly only have one cria at a time, twins are very rare.