Most Common Mistakes Made By New Alpaca Owners

[@epiclexi1234]

thank you for advocating for animals and educating the uneducated.

[@0blivvy8]

The more I learn about alpacas & llamas the more I love them! I've always loved animals & you are living my dream! I want to have a sanctuary but don't think I'll ever be able to afford it!

[@virginiawright961]

🥰💖

[@mmggttmmggtt]

Llamas are dicks. Unless you need a livestock guardian animal. Don’t get a llama. They’re dicks.

[@guardrailbiter]

What a wonderful wealth of knowledge. 🙂 It's also refreshing to hear "alpaca" pronounced authentically. In the Northeast, everyone just says "Al Packa."

[@77lases]

Thank you for posting this great information! So, at the end you mentioned guardian llamas. Would've loved if you would've went into the do's and don'ts of keeping alpacas and llamas together (assuming they can be based off your last ending statement?) Maybe another video on that? :)

[@dianajones8598]

Very informative, I always learn something new from you. Thank you for posting such quality information. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family and all your animal friends. 🎄🎁🎀

[@quincydarko4531]

Ooo

[@TaraYates9]

Love your content, I see way too many videos of people keeping lone alpacas and it's so heartbreaking

[@brysonalden5414]

Thanks for posting this. We're probably going to be given our neighbor's three male alpacas when he moves later this year, and obviously they have different needs than the horses I used to have. Thanks to you and another KZbin poster we will pass on our neighbor's lone female, although it was fun to think about baby alpacas romping around our pasture.

[@tylaquiljones]

Thank you for this video...I'm not getting alpacas but I just started a job at an alpaca farm and this info answers some of my questions about stuff I've noticed there. ❤

[@mmggttmmggtt]

always hold onto a little fear when handling alpacas. It will keep you safe

[@sirnubenegra]

Do you keep the wool

[@heathergoldman7229]

Awesome information I share your pain of people arguing on the most basic of care. 1 thing you didn’t mention which would make sense as you probably don’t have this issue but m worm prevention. a lot of people don’t know that they’ll have to do monthly shots if they have white tail deer where they live. And overall herd health (weighing, checking FAMACHA, trimming toe nails, checking body score, m worm prevention if needed, and cd&t once a year). Also wormer resistance😁😁 there is so much to share about alpacas

[@HosCreates]

How many times a year do you trim their toenails?

[@besserbesser6561]

Thank you for this video with all the wonderful advice and info.

[@nacholibre1962]

Well done. Very informative! I’m about to get alpacas and will follow your advice.

[@regie957]

Thank you! 😊 great video! 👍 I'm just here gathering information and dreaming of someday moving to Michigan and maybe having a few (3) alpacas (all males or all females) and a dog! Your advice is priceless!

[@phaedraagraycelynn5970]

I hope you made it to Michigan!

[@edyiesweet2364]

Thank you! I wish I would have known about you a few years ago!!!!!

[@BookNerd2678]

I was wondering if I could use any fleece for chinchilla cages

[@HosCreates]

This is very informative, thank you for taking about proper care. I don't have animals unless I can take care of them and one day I would like to have animals for wool. Knowing how to take care of animals is essential to good wool. How many times a year do they need dewormer or other shots?

[@doloresreynolds8145]

She did mention that their desert location prevents a lot of parasites like that.

[@tissavissula7372]

Hi! I’m learning at the moment. What’s a good quality grass hay?

[@SuperMasterTurtle]

In Arizona how often should an alpaca be sheared, at what time of year?

[@0blivvy8]

She answered in another video, check them out they're great! You shear them once a year & do it before it gets hot, I think she said they usually do it in April.

[@francegrech9517]

You said Copper in thier diet , I be looking that up , my question is .. Im in Australia is oaten hay for feed ok ? you say grass hay and grain is it ok to give them a hand full randomly of wheat or oats , i read a cup randomly is ok is this correct ?

[@alpha.alpaca]

Great video! where did you buy your clothes shown at 4:29? I really want that... plz leave me the store link...♥

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

Hi, the link is in the description

[@JoeStone-n9p]

Great content. Thank you.

[@phil2bfree]

I love alpacas & almost all animals. Thanks for your video. Your flyfixed link does not work anymore. Do you have a better link? Thanks!

[@williamcotter5960]

With appropriate land, fencing, shelter, feed, guard animal, water etc. in place, is it ok to leave your heard unattended for 1-2 weeks if you need to make a trip, or do you need to have a local resource available to monitor them daily? Thank you!

[@sunhands1745]

You would need an experienced livestock sitter if you wanted to leave your alpacas for more than 1-2 days. Alpacas need to be supplemented twice a day, fresh water 1-2x per day, stall cleanings at minimum every other day but preferably daily, fresh flakes of hay daily, and to be monitored for signs of illness. It is always better to be safe than sorry.

[@shepherdessofskymeadow]

I inherited alpacas last fall after my family purchased a property with 3 of them - a mother/son pair (he's gelded) and then another unrelated female. I am obviously really concerned about the male/female issue and have considered rehoming the male and bringing in some more females, but also torn on what to do given that they have already been living together for many years and are bonded. In your opinion, would it be worse to split them up, or keep them together?

[@barryjackson1401]

That is a pickle. What did you do?

[@shepherdessofskymeadow]

@@barryjackson1401 I consulted with our vet and he advised me not to split them up given that they're so bonded and haven't shown any major behavioral or health problems. :)

[@terilynnbennett3838]

Thank you so much

[@haleyg8353]

Is 2 enough? We have been researching about getting 2 to put with our goats?

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

One of the mistakes I mentioned was putting them with goats and only getting two. Please watch! Ty

[@sunhands1745]

Can you do a full video on Aberrent Behavior Syndrome in alpacas (Male Berserk Syndrome)? TIA

[@moviemakerwannabe]

I'm glad you addressed the alpacas as guardian animals question. I've seen a number of non guardian animals being touted as being very good guardian animals. Clearly there is misinformation out there. Miniature horses and alpacas are not guardian animals. Sheep and goats are not... so many are not and it puts them in danger to expect that of them.

[@harukoharuhara18]

What a cute top.😍

[@SrikanthPRABHA7]

Love your Alpaca top

[@Shesstitchin]

I’ve seen lots of alpaca beards with a donkey as their guardian. What do you think about Donkeys?

[@Greylock21]

Love your shirt!!! ❤

[@simplyrelatable2635]

Oh my I thought you quit KZbin thank you so much very informative

[@thatguy-fq4mz]

REALLY I plan to BREED and educate...we can't all be that BRAD...BUT YES auctions are one place to buy and it sucks but it's pretty much all I have access too!

[@Quacks0]

I hear that llamas make really good guard-animals, primarily due to (1) their being such large sturdy critters up to six feet in height, (2) their always being so consistently watchful with those huge dark-brown eyelashy peepers of theirs, and (3) their having such long strong powerful LEGS, and so they can deliver one whopper of a KICK --- a good blow with one of those huge two-clawed hoofs, and a wolf or coyote is HISTORY! Plus they can run like nobody's business --- topping out at 40 m.p.h. --- and so having two or three of THOSE huge speedy fellows bearing down on you would make you think twice about bothering the other livestock under their charge --- you'd likely turn-tail and book it for the hills like barns-a-burning! :P :D

[@musisinob8820]

Nice...very happy

[@neneslots]

Can you please make 2022 pet video

[@mariameza359]

are you posting soon? :(

[@neneslots]

Can you please do all of your pets 2022

[@tinabaker6336]

Does anyone see the link for the dress?

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

In the description

[@tinabaker6336]

@@HappyTailsAnimals where do I find the description. Sorry I am new to you tube

[@carolinaferre1640]

I just discovered this video and I love it. I have a question, if I had 3 females and wanted to breed alpacas, should I buy 3 males to be able to have a baby? and obviously do it in a controlled way, as seen in the video Greetings from Chile

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

You could pay a stud fee to use a male at another farm. When you buy your females most farms will usually give you the option of breeding before you take them home. You don't have to have your own male.

[@farrahvee]

I was wanting to get alpacas only want females do they eat grain?

[@catslikerose810]

You are amazing!

[@dickie748]

Thank you thank you

[@TechyChicken07]

What about in Australia? i have a guardian alpaca for my chooks and since ive had him i havent had issues. The only predators we have are foxes and cats. Ive witnessed him spitting and stomping foxes and cats.s

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

We are talking about actual predators in North America. We face real problems.

[@TechyChicken07]

@@HappyTailsAnimals We have real problems too, Just we happen to have less predators. And we have actual predators, just they arent as populated where i live

[@paige-vt8fn]

Very informative and educational video, but the music is distracting and kind of loud. Just wanted to give you my perspective, maybe next time calmer or quiter background music would be better. Thanks 🙏 🦙❤

[@jessicanil1733]

Yes we do

[@jessicahart1159]

I've heard that some people will use a donkey as a guard animal for alpaca herds. Is that bad?

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

You cannot pasture a guard donkey with alpacas, risk of death is very high. Donkeys are used in a perimeter pasture.

[@tanyakauffman311]

I have three mini donkeys in the same pasture. They keep their distance but stay close enough as a herd along with the goats, geese, chickens, and ducks.

[@tanyakauffman311]

I do not have a single alpaca. I have a pair and hopefully one is pregnant.

[@owenbowen2752]

@@tanyakauffman311 are you not concerned for the baby after watching the video

[@CriaAndKiddFW]

@@WyrdHag she said not to keep male/female pairs together. I think unless you want to breed them. You CAN have a female with a gelding(neutered male) together. Groups of 3 our more are best.

[@SixStringSteve]

Alpacas rock and go alpacas! 🤘

[@tousifchouhan1754]

How to get Alpacas in India , if I want ?

[@MaskBandit6]

wonderful

[@shadowshadow6326]

I love my respect 🤗

[@justaperson4656]

happy to report that I knew all of these already!

[@owenbowen2752]

What are the best animal's to have living with three female alpaca's

[@Quacks0]

"Alpaca" camera when I go to the llama farm! :D

[@breadstick685]

plz help happy tails my rats has 2 big bumps on his tail there is no vets near by i need advice his eyes are red and he cant stand up proper

[@breadstick685]

plz help

[@bethanyluck5780]

@@breadstick685 Has he gotten better?

[@breadstick685]

@@bethanyluck5780 he died a few days ago

[@bethanyluck5780]

@@breadstick685 Aw, I'm sorry :(

[@doloresreynolds8145]

@@WyrdHag He did say there are no vets nearby. You are very critical of others, whose situations you do not know, but you seem very willing to assume the worst about them. If they are caring for an animal, and asking questions, that implies that they are caring people trying to learn more. Sometimes, people cannot change their situations overnight, and must live with having too few alpacas or a vet too far away. Unless, of course, you would like to step in and offer financial assistance to them. At least the Happy Tails folks are helpful in their comments.

[@sadiehawkins5908]

I've heard of people owning alpacas for anxiety.

[@melissaoleary8196]

My alpacas give me anxiety. 😊

[@sabi56847]

So need to buy 3 pairs of alpaca,🤪

[@lalomillar6335]

Si quieres guardianes compren guanacos...

[@lonzoreacts1190]

A professional alpaca breeder told me that they are guardians and that they will watch his chickens all night to protect them from foxes and wild dogs

[@moniquebaby36]

But wild dogs are predators for alpacas and kill alpacas so I don't know how his alpacas protect his chickens

[@kraezee-3523]

What?!?! u have a channel bruh lol

[@eleonoramarree]

music is too loud

[@onlyl5344]

Seems much harder to have alpacas Than raising dogs or any other pets

[@doloresreynolds8145]

People usually raise them for their wool.

[@sarahlamanna]

They are first and foremost, livestock, you can have a few as pets but they are not companion animals. They require minimal professional care- shearing once a year is required. Sub Q shots done every 30 days year round to kill m- worm parasite. It's not hard to do and doesn't require a vet.

[@ericsmith4513]

Oh yeah 😎. So? Want/need Livestock guardian get a Donkey!

[@scissoroarscissoroar3214]

Why do Americans have to talk for 15 mins when 2 mins of succinct rhetoric would work

[@oscartheduckwhisperer978]

Great video 👍 I have just posted my first chicken video would you check it out and give me feedback?

[@adamton7274]

Do Alpacas in the wild group single sex herds

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

If you watched the video you would know that alpacas do not exist in the wild. Alpacas are domesticated animals so there are no wild alpacas.

[@jessicanil1733]

And we already have that alpaca we got pregnant

[@louiseprocter4732]

By the way watch of for a horse making friends with a donkey or a lama making friends with an alpaca

[@louiseprocter4732]

LOL

[@louiseprocter4732]

I mean put

[@louiseprocter4732]

Put

[@louiseprocter4732]

NO ITS OUT

[@louiseprocter4732]

I think I have a silly keyboard

[@rocknroll7316]

Did you mention that they smell horrible and have a bad temper

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

They really shouldn't smell bad, I have gotten rescues that smell really bad and that's an issue with care. I don't think they have a bad temper, they are usually very sweet.

[@jessicanil1733]

We need a celebrating Perth today body's in there never like to leave it that way when you put them in the breeding pair but we have a boy we can't have two boys again order fight

[@jtotheroc]

Learned something new about alpacas today....they're 100% discriminate and racist.

[@شهيدالكهربائيالشمري]

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[@شهيدالكهربائيالشمري]

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[@elindigeno1215]

I barely recognize you with blonde hair.

[@ADOTlied]

Number one is buying an alpaca.

[@fraomedinaii2095]

That's funny I just seen a rescue KZbinr and his alpaca just gave birth and he only has two of them and now the baby and they've been together for a couple years now

[@HappyTailsAnimals]

Yes it's very sad when people claim to be a rescue but don't care for the animals correctly. Happens very often unfortunately