Hi CJ.
I'm with everyone else as far as the usual treats. Apples, carrots, herbs, mulberry leaves, etc. I also grow wheatgrass in flats and I can not get it into the pasture fast enough for them. Since we are on dry lot, it may be the moist, fresh green that they love.
Also because we are on sand we give Sand Clear whenever it is called for. I do the beans in the baggie test to determine if anyone has it and then Sand Clear cookies are their favorite. I'll attach a link for the ones we make. Their healthy and made from all their favorite things, so usually everyone gobbles them up, a day or two and they are gone. You could make the same cookie without the Sand Clear too.
http://www.ehow. com/how_4723219_ horses-nutriciou s-healthy- horse-snack. html
Randy Scott
Shavetail Alpaca
Morongo Valley, CA
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com, "Allison Moss-Fritch" <aemoss17@.. .> wrote:
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> Hi CJ,
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> We feed pellets in small quantities, most fruits, raisins, dried cherries,
> dried apricot bits, carrots, cucumber slices, nuts---not salted, (they seem
> to like pecans and almonds best), apples, pears, peaches, (all cut bite
> size) hard winter squash bits, pumpkin bits, melon bits ---with rind (if
> washed) ----Actually they like most of the things that they could find if
> they were out in the wild. The fruits and nuts falling from the trees, the
> best of the available browse, and some of them like things humans have
> accidentally dropped while out in the fields---like root beer or peppermint
> candies!
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> We have one girl here who will reach through the fences to eat along the
> walkways where there are herbs----especially lavenders and mints.
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> Each animal has their own list. One of our girls absolutely relishes orange
> peels especially from the "CaraCara" oranges which are pink inside.
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> So they have their own favorites, just like the two leggers.
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> Allison
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> Allison E. Moss-Fritch
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> New Moon Alpacas
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> From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com] On
> Behalf Of Humming Along Alpacas
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 7:25 AM
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Hijacked question about Alpaca Treats
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> C'mon you guys -- one simple question was asked -- what treats do you feed
> your alpacas? If you have something other to say than about the current
> topic could you do it privately? All this bickering is getting really old.
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> I'm just trying to see what kinds of different foods alpacas like. So far,
> carrots, figs, weeds, pears and apples...... Anything else out there? Do the
> carrots need to be chopped or shaved?
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> Warm regards,
> CJ Parnell
> Humming Along Alpacas
> Aquasco, MD
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