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How To Look After Alpacas E-Guide
What is the E-Guide?
This E-Guide is a 116 page digital booklet supplied as a downloadable PDF, packed full of information to get your alpaca journey started on the right foot
Who is this E-Guide for?
This E-Guide is designed for new and prospective alpaca keepers who can't attend an In-person Alpaca Husbandry Course and want to learn more about alpacas and the care they need
What will I learn?
Through this E-Guide, you will learn the essential day to day care required for look after alpacas, good care practices, best handling techniques, get a feel for what's involved in being an alpaca keeper over the seasons. See the full E-Guide contents below...
E-Guide Contents
This is a 116 page digital booklet supplied as a downloadable PDF upon purchase
Through reading this E-Guide, you will get a feel for whether alpacas are the right choice for you and have an understanding on the care required to keep healthy and happy alpacas.
Topics covered include:
🦙 Alpaca 101
Alpaca terminology, social grouping, anatomy and conformation, males vs females
💚 Essential Requirements
Day to day care, social grouping, stocking density, land requirements, fencing, shelter and biosecurity
💸 Costs & Income
Cost of purchasing and keeping alpacas
🌿 Nutrition
Nutritional requirements, feed options, vitamin supplementation and pasture management
💚 Handling & Halter Training
How to correctly fit a headcollar and guidance on halter training as well as safe and kind handling techniques
💉 Routine Husbandry
Herd kit, safe catching and restraint, body condition scoring, nail trimming, shearing, teeth, vaccination summer and winter care
🦠 Parasites
An insight into the symptoms, prevention and treatments of the most common parasites and ailments; mites, abscesses, coccidiosis, gastrointestinal worms, liver fluke and clostridial disease
🦙 Practical Hands-on Session
Get hands on experience moving and handling alpacas
❓ Open Q&A
Ask anything alpaca-related that's still tickling your brain!
E-Guide Info
What is the cost?
The E-Guide costs £39 (incl. VAT)
Or get it FREE with an Online Course or an In-Person Course
Includes lifetime updates, PLUS if you purchase alpacas from us within the same year, the E-Guide fee will be deducted from your invoice 💚
How big is the E-Guide?
The E-Guide is a 116 page digital booklet
Can I print the E-Guide printable?
The E-Guide has been designed to be vibrant and interesting on mobile and PC, so is not best suited for printing - instead, keep a copy on your mobile or PC for quick reference at any time
