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Guard Llama Facts
1. A guard llama needs to be a minimum of 18 months old to work as a guard llama.
2. You only need one guardian llama to keep watch over an entire flock of sheep or herd of alpacas, deer or goats.
3. A male guard llama should be gelded.
4. Buying an inexpensive llama from an auction or from an un-caring breeder can cost you plenty later down the road. You get what you pay for.
5. Not every llama is a good guard. Be sure you have a contract to protect yourself, when purchasing a guard.
6. A guard llama should be more aloof than the rest of the herd, but NEVER aggressuve towards humans.
7. If you aren't interested in a fiber producing guardian, light wooled, low fiber maintenance guardians are available.
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