by David | Jun 11, 2020 | Guard Llamas, Llama Looking For Home, Llama Rescue, Llama Sanctuary
Currently The Llama Sanctuary is seeking homes for nine llamas. Two groups of four llamas and a home required for a single male.
by David | Apr 15, 2016 | Aggression, Castration, Llama Looking For Home, Llama Rescue, Llama Sanctuary
Llama Looking for Hope Update – September 2016 Chipper has found a new family! Meet Chipper. Word has it that he’s about 12 years old and he certainly looks lively and healthy from the photographs. And like so many others of his kind, Chipper the llama...
by David | Jul 2, 2015 | Cooling Off, Heat Stress, Humour
The temperature here in the North Okanagan region of British Columbia has been unwaveringly hot for early summer, topping 40 degrees Celsius in June! This climatic aberration stretches cross the globe; Europe, Asia, the Orient and North America, are all experiencing...
by David | Oct 16, 2014 | Catching a Llama, Hill Climbing, Llama Handling, Llama Rescue, Snowy's Barn Appeal, Toenails & Trimming
Tanya is a tall Classic Llama, and looking at her teeth and toenails, she is about 8 years old. We know she has been managing a herd of goats for 6 years, and living on a steep hill, which has kept her toenails in good condition. Her nails show no signs of distortion,...
by David | May 23, 2014 | Aggression, Baby Llamas, Emotions & Feelings in Animals, Homoeopathy & Camelids
Llamas are amazingly resilient creatures and that resilience extends to the entire process of birthing. Once in a while though, we are challenged with an abnormality or health problem with the mother or the cria and this week we encountered a really unusual...
by David | Mar 26, 2014 | Ear Problems, Ears, Guard Llamas, Llama Body
Fluffy llama ears might look really cute, but they do serve a purpose. Classic llamas tend not to have woolly ears; instead the ear opening is completely unobstructed, enabling them to detect faint sounds and pinpoint locations. This is one reason they make such...