i am thinking about buying an Alpaca i love them to bits and think they are great have wanted one for a few years but not really to sure on how 2 keep them i live on a farm and have alot of animals and i have been around Animals all my life but i just really want 2 know how many you should have and if they are easy to keep and where bouts in Scotland can you find them.
2006-08-02 01:20:03 · 6 answers · asked by Vicky M 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
see i like llamas aswell but ma mum likes Alpacas so i dunno what one we shall choose probly a llama as they are cheeper
2006-08-02 01:29:19 · update #1
Oh alpacas are so beautiful.
I'm not sure about how they're doing in Scotland but I know in the US they are very expensive.
What do you want your alpaca for?
Do you want it to make high quality fleece for profit?
Or are you more interested in a pet that you can enjoy being around?
Pets will be the most reasonable. You can usually get a neutered male for a lot less then a bred female or an intact male.
In the past I have always visited more alpaca sites based in the US, but I tried to find some international ones for you too.
http://www.alpaca.com/index.cfm
http://www.alpacanation.com/
http://www.alpacacompany.co.uk/view.aspx?item=20
http://www.alpacaregistry.net/index.sp
http://www.aia.org.pe/
Sorry I can't help you more. But at the very least, those sites have some good information for you.
From what I have heard, they are easy to keep and care for.
2006-08-02 03:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by All is On 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They smell worse than sheep and they don't look half as good either, like malformed llamas. But, if you like them then I suppose keep two or three for company in a reasonably sized field.
2006-08-02 01:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know where you can get them, but they're fab! Why not? I'm a llama girl myself, but they're close enough! Go for it. They're great fun!
2006-08-02 01:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by Vix B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are alpacca breeders in Scotland
http://www.alpacasatscotlandhill.com/
http://www.akermanalpacas.co.uk/
http://www.alpacaseller.com/index.php?Country=United%20Kingdom
Care sheets
http://www.sunsethillsalpacas.com/AlpacaCare.pdf#search='alpaca%20care%20sheets'
http://www.glaa-alpaca.org/ResourceCenter/AlpacaCare/CareResourceList/tabid/103/Default.aspx
2006-08-02 04:44:08 · answer #4 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they look great, this site will find the nearest one to you
http://www.alpacafinder.co.uk/
Steve
2006-08-02 02:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, you can get one off the net if someone will ship it to Scotland....
2006-08-02 02:05:15 · answer #6 · answered by geckoluvr95 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋