Additional Alpaca Resources

We have compiled links to other additonal alpaca resources for your benefit including alpaca websites, suggested reading materials and other information that might be helpful to you in finding out more about alpacas.
Organizations
Fleece Evaluations
Alpaca & Farming Products
Alpaca Health
Animal Poison Control Hotline
1-888-426-4435 24 hr. Vet answered
Alpaca Books
Alpaca Books You can find these books at Amazon.com, Useful Llama Items, or Quality Llama Products, Inc. The following books are a sample of what's available; the first three can get you started by helping you identify the characteristics to look at in animals you are purchasing, basic health care and basic neonatal care (for those pregnant dams).

  • Secrets of the Andean Alpaca by Maggie and Richard Krieger
  • Caring For Llamas and Alpacas - A Health and Management Guide by Claire Hoffman, DVM and Ingrid Asmus
  • Llama and Alpaca Neonatal Care by Smith, Timm and Long, DVMs
  • Alpaca Field Manual, Third Edition - Dr. C. Norman Evans, D.V.M.
  • The Complete Alpaca Book by Eric Hoffman
  • Llama and Alpaca Husbandry and Medical Care - Robert Pollard, DVM and Suzi Pollard
  • The Camelid Companion by Marty McGee Bennett (on training)
  • The Color Chart of the officially recognized colors can be purchased from the Alpaca Owners Association
Alpaca Training
Alpaca Training For training alpacas and their owners:

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