Alpacas sleep lying down in a position called cush (and also spelled kush). This is a popular and comfortable sleeping position that allows the animals to sleep easily without any issues. The sleeping location of alpacas will vary by geography, weather, accommodations, and the alpaca’s personality itself. Some alpacas will sleep outside all year round […]
Alpacas can live indoors comfortably as household pets provided they have proper care and attention. However raising alpacas as household pets are an exception to the rule as most alpacas prefer to live outside This is because as animals that live outside they thrive and are quite happy to live outside unless bad weather forces […]
During winter and cold conditions, there are different options that you need to consider especially when it comes to feeding your alpacas. This is because during winter, the animals need a different set of food and nutrients to ensure that they keep themselves warm. Now there are some things you need to be aware of […]
Alpacas can comfortably live in cold weather or temperatures that are very cold This is because of their fleece which keeps them warm and protects them from the harsh weather conditions. Alpacas have their fiber to keep them warm, and honestly they mind the heat much more than the cold. However, there are times and […]
Alpacas are herd animals that cannot totally live alone without any issues But their social structure requires that they live in the company of other alpacas and even other animals like goats and horses This is because they are very social animals and tend to do better and even thrive well when they have other […]
Alpacas and horses can live together and benefit from each other without any issues. This is because they mix very well with horses, they keep the weeds down, they help reduce the worm burden and they are very cheap to keep Horses and alpacas can live very well together in your farm and they get […]
Alpacas are herbivores or browsers who mainly eat things like grass, foliage, palatable herbs and other plant life. As herbivores, they have a split upper lip like a rabbit which helps them to easily and cleverly nibble around sharp thorns. One thing you need to know about alpacas and what they eat is that their […]
Alpacas live in a wide range of habitat. Most times they can be found in the high and dry Atacama desert in Chile to the wet and stormy Tierra del Fuego at the tip of the continent. They can also be found all over South America living in temperate conditions in the mountains with high […]
Alpacas can live with goats and live comfortably with them. This is because Alpacas are friendly animals and the feeding requirements for both animals are not very different. While raising alpacas and goats should not present any problems, you will need to factor in some of the different needs of each species. The major one […]
Turkeys can swim feasibly as they are very adept swimmers. This is made possible by the fact that they can move through water quite easily by tucking their wings in close, spreading their tails and kicking. This posture allows them to streamline their bodies and then easily glide through water and become better swimmers. While […]