RE: [Alpacasite] Re: Question on Temperature Tolerance - Crias - coats

Two years ago we had a winter preemie llama born [12lbs at birth] YUP llama
at 12 lbs. Outside temps were in the teens at night and below freezing day
times. We did seclude mom and baby in a special area and bought an electric
whelping pad [one of the chain pet food stores]. Took the baby less than a
day to figure out how long and how often to lay on the pad and how much of
her body she wanted on it to stay warm.

Worked like a charm. Same concept, maybe a bit safer than hanging lamps. The
cord is wrapped in protective wiring designed to keep enthusiastic puppies
from chewing on it, is double insulated and we made certain to plug into a
GFCI plug.

Gary Kaufman

Roads End Farm, Olympia WA

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Instead, we put a heating lamp in the one
corner, so the baby could curl up under it but mom could stay away
if she wanted (of course she wanted nothing to do with the
heat...lol). We use a chicken lamp so we know how hot it gets and
how high to set it up from the pacas.
So, if you do put a coat on, keep a close eye on mom, and the rest
of the herd, to make sure that the coat is acceptable.

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