alpacas: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Van riding...

Hi Carla. Congratulations on your new venture. Assuming you mean a minivan, I have transported alpacas for up to 8 hours at a time in my Dodge Grand Caravan (depending on the number of animals and other conditions, I may stop once or twice for a potty break, but they usually don't bother). For short distances (say up to an hour), I've gotten 5 adults in the van, but that was crowded; 4 would have been fine for that distance. 2-3 are fine for long distances if they get an occasional stretch.

I prefer transporting in the minivan because it gives me full access to what's going on behind me, and I can adjust turns, speed, etc., to accommodate standing alpacas, nursing crias, and so on, and to see if anything goes amiss while on the road so I can immediately deal with it.

Judith Korff

LadySong Farm Bolivian Suri Alpacas

Music to Your Wallet

Randolph, New York 14772

Cell: (716) 499-0383

www.alpacanation.com/ladysong.asp

From: "CARLA0@aol.com" <CARLA0@aol.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, August 21, 2010 12:39:14 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Van riding...

Hello everyone...

Still a lurker on here...but soon an owner! I'm so excited I finally told my husband...its either a pool in the back yard (which I didn't really want) or my alpacas!

Funny when I said I wanted to rent some land close or find someone with land..he knows of a boy scout friend that raises llamas! lol...

So...my question is this...how far if any can an alpaca ride in my fold down seat van? I don't want to upset them..would a trailer be better? I want to start out with 5-6 as this wonderful friend of my husband has lots of pasture with just a couple of llamas...we have farm land about 25 miles away which my husbands uncles care for. So we will be providing the hay...

I'm so excited can you tell!

Any help on the van or advice on buying would be helpful...I have been looking at alpacanation...

Thanks

Carla Martin

Bedrock Acres

Greenville SC

864 232 4599

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