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.