Keep your alpacas safe from heat stress by following some of these basic tips 🙂 If your alpacas look a little dazed or cushed a lot while others are grazing, give them electrolytes, take their temperature (so you can let your vet know) and have your vet’s phone # handy just in case. Call your vet if their temperature is above 102 degrees F
- Make sure they have plenty of cool water
- Make sure they have plenty of shade
- Add fans in the barn and make sure the barn is well aerated
- Make sure they are shorn in the spring before the heat of summer
- Spray their belly and legs with water to keep them cool a few times a day (video below)
- Provide one or two buckets with electrolytes in their water
- Keep a close eye on them and watch for any signs of heat stress
