Alpaca Care Alpacas are considered one of the easiest livestock animals to care for. Alpacas are small and easy to handle. Alpacas are intelligent and can be trained. Alpacas require very minimal housing in most any environment. Alpacas require minimal fencing.
Alpacas require very little additional feed besides pasture grass.
Alpacas are extremely disease resistant. Alpacas require very little veterinary intervention. Alpacas are quite, reserved animals. Most alpacas will live comfortably in any environment with an inexpensive three sided shed and pasture grass. In colder climates, hay is supplemented during the winter months when the ground is covered by snow.