They are used for breeding stock, fiber production, pets, therapy and investments. Alpacas are ruminants with three-compartment stomachs. They chew their cud like cattle and sheep. They are very efficient and only eat 2-3 bales of grass hay per month. In most cases, they also require mineral supplements.
Alpacas are very gentle and curious.
Alpacas will occasionally spit at each other when they are competing for food or trying to establish a pecking order. Alpacas communicate with a series of ear and tail positions and body postures as well as a humming sound and a shrill alarm call when threatened by predators. All rights reserved.