Tips

Never buy the first available llama you see however good the offer. It’s a waste of every Euro spent on a flawed llama, for instance imperfect breeding, sterility. It is always best to buy from a breeder. He will be pleased to give you advise, also after the sale and you will have no problem coming to an agreement about the price.

To begin with never buy a pair, it only leads to complications such as stillbirth, lots of stress and so on. It’s best to start with two breeding males or geldings, and then you can see how you get on. Also cost has to be taken into consideration.

If you enter into the llama business you should not expect a quick return or to make money quickly yielding a profit, as some breeders predict. Whoever begins with these expectations, will in most cases have to give up disappointed after two or three years.

Before you buy ask yourself,
What am I aiming for? To breed animals as a hobby and for recreation? Do I want to go into wool production or would I rather breed show animals?

It would be best to start of with two or three breeding females of good pedigree. This will save you a lot of time and money.

Insist the breeder gives you a written guarantee of fertility.

Look at several studs before you decide on an animal.