GRASS EATER

No pictures but llamas eat grass beautifully! With no teeth at the top front of their palate they cannot pull the roots out 

of the ground and thus preserve the poorest of pasture. Also, there's a lovely  rubbery feeling as they eat of your hand.

ENVIRONMENT

Soft,  two toed feet feet, carress, rather than press,the ground;  eating habits as described above; defecation,  

in piles usually in the same communal place; very respectful of fences; and so quiet early writers described

them as My Speechless Brothers.

HYGIENIC

Toiletry habits as described above, naturally bare around the anus so no sheep style mulesing. 

GOOD COMPANION

Great mate to have around to help you with your office work, for a round of golf, to assist in promotion,

or to entertain those that cannot entertain themselves young or old.

CROWD PLEASER

Great in crowds

ACTORS

They don't give Oscars to llamas but they do a mean circus act, or an extras part in an Indian fantasy film,

and they're really good at the camel part with the wise men in a Christmas nativity play 

EASE OF CARE

So easy to care for: its almost as though they will be looking after you! 

Just make sure there is clean water, grass and shade trees are desirable though not essential. Fencing should 

preferably not be barbed wire and five single strands of  plain wire a bit over a meter high will usually be plenty. 

You may have to drench for worms a couple of times a year depending on pasture conditions in your area and 

at least once a year we inject our herd with a multi function serum we describe as a 5 or 6 in one. 

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CARTING

Driving a cart is fun. Maybe you do it just to show you and the llama can do it- they say the record is 20 llamas 

pulling one cart. Maybe its for kids. What about some transport for Father Christmas or - Hey! ..........

 a wedding with a difference!

WALKING

Walking is the best thing to do with llamas. Weeks long trek or a couple of hours to your favourite camping spot.

Sure footed, composed, agile in tricky places, they or their ancestors have been doing it for years.

If you're not sure they  will show you how and where!

RIDING

Adult riding of  is llamas should be conducted only with great care: we say to those that intend to try better

get yourself a mule or a pony or a 4WD.There is a major danger of overloading the animal and really llamas  are 

plodders and safe and sure luggage (not people) carriers. But  for kids - that's different. Great fun.

WEARING

The fibre of the llama is fabulous to wear. Light, soft, warm and comes in an almost incredible range of colours.

Llama fibre does not have a commercial viability at this stage principally  because there are not enough llamas. Also 

llama owners tend to encourage variegated colouring in their charges and wool processors

 like their fibre product coming to them one colour at a time.  But for the local/home 

artisan spinning or felting can be great fun with real rewards at the end whatever the colour. 

And don't forget: llama fibre dyes well.

DON'T BE AFRAID.

THAT'S ONLY BERRY & LIZ CARTER DOING SOME PART TIME MODELLING!

GUARDIAN

Llamas have excellent vision, great presence,  are very territorial, and very brave. They will chase any intruder from 

'their teritory'. Against foxes they are lethal (to the foxes) but foxes usually operate singly and run away and if they 

don't run fast enough the llama will knock them over and crush their rib cage by sitting on them. A dog's  first 

inclination is also to run away but they usually travel in groups and they may turn to fight. 

A llama is no match for a dog in a fight.

TRAVELLING

Excellent travellers. Usually sit for the duration of the longest journey. Horse floats are ideal but any conveyance where

the llama can see where it is going and can stand to stretch its legs if it wishes will do. Many llama owners use a van 

like the one illustrated.

!! BEING DIFFERENT !!

There are only about 3000 llamas in Australia. To be an owner of llamas sure makes you different to the majority!

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