Owners can provide their llamas with wading pools or put fans on them to help keep the animals cool in hot humid weather. Shearing the llama also aids in the effort to keep them comfortable. Once they go down they have a hard time getting up and are hard to treat successfully. Llamas need vaccinations and dewormings like other pets. These animals also need their toe nails trimmed periodically.
Male llamas have fighting teeth that are sharp and curved.
These fighting teeth also need occasional trimming. They can also kick and rear like a horse, but they are usually fairly docile animals and are very good with children. These animals can have some of the same diseases that other domestic animals get, like parasites and skin conditions caused by mites or ringworm fungus. Occasionally, they will also have a fertility problem. Since she produces such a small amount, the young llama must suckle frequently to receive the nutrients it requires.