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One night during the Christmas season, one of the vets from UGA called and asked if I could bring a couple of geldings over to donate blood.  I loaded them up in the mini van and off we went.  As we got on the main hyway , Christmas lights were every where.  I was amazed that one of the boys would hum with delight when he saw some that attracted him, I'm sure he had never seen such before.

Another one who I took to the vet scooted up between the second row of seats so that he could see where we were going.  I was behind a driver on a particularly hilly stretch who rode their brakes.  He got tired of the aggravatiing forward leaning every time the breaks were applied.
He became so annoyed that he would grunt with disgust when he saw their red brake lights come on.

 

Nancy Miller

Crooked Pine Hollow Alpacas

76 Van Lane

Winterville, Ga. 30683

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From: Laura A. Roberts <laura0554@hughes.net>
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            I recently used my mini van to transport our 11 month old alpaca.  He was travelling alone, but took it all in stride.  I will share the ideas we were given for transporting in a van. 

            I have a cargo mat on the floor and put doggie wee wee pads on top of it and then the mats with holes in them.  They are normally in my dh garage to help with fatigue.  They make great mats over pads in the event the hmmmmmr has to potty.  Our trip was approx 6 hours and we didn't stop to let him out.  My friends told me that every time they stopped the animals didn't do anything, so I decided to skip that.  He did not potty at all, but when we got home, he did a LOT. 

 

            I believe we could transport four small animals, but if larger, I think maybe two dams with crias would be tops. 

 

            Our Ivory was so funny.  I would look in the rear view mirror and he would have a face full of hay with some sticking out the sides of his mouth.  He was an excellent traveler.

 

            If I buy another van in the future, I will get one with the extended ceiling.  That would come in handy for transporting the bigger ones. 

 

            We have a 16 ft gooseneck trailer and unless I am moving several, I don't expect to use it much.  The van was excellent in that I could direct a lot of A/C to the rear and keep him cool. 

 

Laura

 

Laura Roberts

R Half Pint Farm

Spotsylvania, VA 

 

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Hi Carla,

       Congrats on your venture in the alpaca world...

I would think the mini van would be good also in the heat over the trailer, especially in this Texas heat, you can crank up the A/C Keep an eye on them and they wouldn't suffer from the heat unless you have an air-conditioned trailer.

 

We also discussed this week that we might think of getting a mini van just for this purpose when we thought we'd have to take in our newborn cria to the vet earlier this week, but all is well and we didn't have to.  (we also thought if we needed to, we'd use the camper). :c)

 

Good luck & Congrats,

 

Donna

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RE: [AlpacaTalk] Van riding...

 

            I recently used my mini van to transport our 11 month old alpaca.  He was travelling alone, but took it all in stride.  I will share the ideas we were given for transporting in a van. 

            I have a cargo mat on the floor and put doggie wee wee pads on top of it and then the mats with holes in them.  They are normally in my dh garage to help with fatigue.  They make great mats over pads in the event the hmmmmmr has to potty.  Our trip was approx 6 hours and we didn't stop to let him out.  My friends told me that every time they stopped the animals didn't do anything, so I decided to skip that.  He did not potty at all, but when we got home, he did a LOT. 

 

            I believe we could transport four small animals, but if larger, I think maybe two dams with crias would be tops. 

 

            Our Ivory was so funny.  I would look in the rear view mirror and he would have a face full of hay with some sticking out the sides of his mouth.  He was an excellent traveler.

 

            If I buy another van in the future, I will get one with the extended ceiling.  That would come in handy for transporting the bigger ones. 

 

            We have a 16 ft gooseneck trailer and unless I am moving several, I don't expect to use it much.  The van was excellent in that I could direct a lot of A/C to the rear and keep him cool. 

 

Laura

 

Laura Roberts

R Half Pint Farm

Spotsylvania, VA 

 

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Hi Carla,

       Congrats on your venture in the alpaca world...

I would think the mini van would be good also in the heat over the trailer, especially in this Texas heat, you can crank up the A/C Keep an eye on them and they wouldn't suffer from the heat unless you have an air-conditioned trailer.

 

We also discussed this week that we might think of getting a mini van just for this purpose when we thought we'd have to take in our newborn cria to the vet earlier this week, but all is well and we didn't have to.  (we also thought if we needed to, we'd use the camper). :c)

 

Good luck & Congrats,

 

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Cuddly DD Alpacas

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Van riding...

 



Hi Carla,

       Congrats on your venture in the alpaca world...

I would think the mini van would be good also in the heat over the trailer, especially in this Texas heat, you can crank up the A/C Keep an eye on them and they wouldn't suffer from the heat unless you have an air-conditioned trailer.

 

We also discussed this week that we might think of getting a mini van just for this purpose when we thought we'd have to take in our newborn cria to the vet earlier this week, but all is well and we didn't have to.  (we also thought if we needed to, we'd use the camper). :c)

 

Good luck & Congrats,

 

Donna

Cuddly DD Alpacas

 

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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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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

 

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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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RE: [AlpacaTalk] Van riding...

 

Well Carla!
 
Yaaa for you!! Now as far as travelling in the van...depends on how many and how far!  I travelled with two males that grew up together and they did very well for a 4 hour drive and no stops.  Now, I added a third male for a short 30 minute drive and he had a tizzy fit!  He didn't like riding in the van!  He spit on my windows and the other two boys!!!  Boy, the smell is not pleasant and I got in there with a soapy water bucket and sponge and had to clean everything!  I was lucky I had put down the spongy foam squares that lock together to cushion the floor under them.  I will not transport that one particular boy in my van again!  Now, since you have 5 or 6 you are getting...then I would certainly transport them at one time in a trailer!  One trip and no mess in your van!  The van is great for quick trips if you need to rush one for care to a vet. 
Sure wish I was close enough to sell you a few!  :)  Glad to hear there are still new people getting into raising alpacas!  You will love them!!  
 
Have fun!!
 
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Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:39:14 -0400
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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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

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