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 Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:01 pm
Now that I'm out of college, I've moved back to the llama ranch my family owns. And, I noticed that there aren't many references to llamas, so this thread is going to be full of them! First, of the llamas, I have pictures of Mr. Bungles, he's my sister's 4-H llama. Name: Mr. Bungles Birthdate: 7/1/2010 Pictures:   And, my personal favorite:  Health: Mr. Bungles is part Llama, and part alapca, this year, he suffered from bad fly bites. (sorry for bad pictures sizes)
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:25 pm
YAY LLAMAS!!!! biggrin
Can you ride a llama?
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:30 pm
kage no neko YAY LLAMAS!!!! biggrin Can you ride a llama? Llamas have actually been known to guard sheep, carry stuff, and (depending on the llama), can be rode on.
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:38 pm
Ruthfully Llamas have actually been known to guard sheep, carry stuff, and (depending on the llama), can be rode on. Neat. What's the difference between a llama and an alpaca?
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:24 pm
He's cute! Mr. Bungles's face reminds me a little bit of Chewbacca's (from Star Wars), especially in the first picture. whee I love llamas! A place I worked at (sort of, I worked when I was called and needed for help, which went around to parties and gave pony rides for kids and had a little petting zoo for the kids) had a Llama! biggrin He was cute! I didn't get any pictures of him though (or any of the other animals, they even had a super tame rooster that you could pick up, hold, pet him anywhere, and if you pet him in the right spots, he'd fall asleep in your arms! biggrin I loved that rooster.). He wasn't very well socialized either, no one could really go to him without him panicking...
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:01 am
They look actually pretty cute!
I don't know much about Llama's tho. surprised
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:37 pm
can you band a Llama like a sheep (for castration) and if so, will it help to stop them from pinning sheep down in an attempt to mate with them? my neighbors breed sheep, they got a few llamas a few years ago, and all but one died, and he is always pinning the sheep, even a poor ewe in labor, with a new born baby on her side
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:45 am
To answer your question Cowgirl, yes llamas can get castrated, although usually only the males do- except for ones selected to breed. I would assume it would help because the sexual urge is gone. We do have some llamas who guard sheep, although, they are castrated.
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:44 pm
Ruthfully To answer your question Cowgirl, yes llamas can get castrated, although usually only the males do- except for ones selected to breed. I would assume it would help because the sexual urge is gone. We do have some llamas who guard sheep, although, they are castrated. can you use bands like sheep and bulls or do you have to have a vet come out and do it?
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:37 pm
I work at Thanksgiving Point. We have a Dinosaur Museum, a Garden, and a farm. At the farm I believe we now have 3 Llamas (one is the cria of the other 2) 4 or 5Guanacos, and one Alpaca. His name is Barney, and he is my favorite. (He is a sweetheart, where as the Guanacos and Llamas are pretty shy, only coming if you have a treat for them.)  I think SOME people have used banding, though I think our's at work were done by a vet, Well, that is, the ones that ARE neutered. We also breed a few of ours. But at least the Alpaca, for sure, was castrated by a vet, stitches and everything. Actually, TODAY I taught about Llamas... taught preschoolers, that is! We read Is Your Mama a Llama?, touched alpaca wool, a glued cotton balls on a picture of a llama we had colored. Yep, I love my job. mrgreen
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:53 pm
Kipluck I work at Thanksgiving Point. We have a Dinosaur Museum, a Garden, and a farm. At the farm I believe we now have 3 Llamas (one is the cria of the other 2) 4 or 5Guanacos, and one Alpaca. His name is Barney, and he is my favorite. (He is a sweetheart, where as the Guanacos and Llamas are pretty shy, only coming if you have a treat for them.) I think SOME people have used banding, though I think our's at work were done by a vet, Well, that is, the ones that ARE neutered. We also breed a few of ours. But at least the Alpaca, for sure, was castrated by a vet, stitches and everything. Actually, TODAY I taught about Llamas... taught preschoolers, that is! We read Is Your Mama a Llama?, touched alpaca wool, a glued cotton balls on a picture of a llama we had colored. Yep, I love my job. mrgreen cute! the reason I ask, is because I KNOW they wont castrate him if they have to call out a vet to do it, but they MIGHT if they can just band him, since they would have the stuff on hand already, its a miracle he is still alive, his mom, dad, sister, and her (inbred) baby all died for some reason, but hes alive too bad he hadnt been born a girl Dx
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