The Fundamentals

Phantom (grey) and Pegasus (brown), two geldings from White Barn Meadows Alpacas, of Buxton, ME, USA.

What is an alpaca? What makes an alpaca gelding so special? What facilities are required for alpacas? What care do alpacas need? Why do I have to get at least two? What is the difference between a Suri and Huacaya? How much do they cost? Where can I buy geldings? How do I pick geldings that will be right for me? What does it mean to me if my alpaca is registered? Where can I talk to other alpaca owners?

Activities for Kids and Young Adults

Rudy, an unregistered alpaca, is part of the Bella Cria Llamas and Alpacas fleece herd on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

4H School Visits Online Activities

Geldings and People at Play Together

Alpaca Agility

Geldings and People at Work Together

'Silver Czar' is an ARI registered suri gelding that is the farm mascot for Holl'r N Pines Suri Alpacas.

AOBA Alpaca Halter Class for Geldings Learning Herd for Future Farmers Luxury Fiber Herd Plasma Donors For Breeding Herds For Alpaca Veterinary Clinics Public Relations Parades Farm Mascot

Geldings as Companions to other Alpacas

Companions to herdsires Companions to breeding females Companions to weanlings

Geldings Helping People

A Source of Human Tranquility Therapy Animals/Visitations

Preparing Geldings for New Jobs in New Homes

All breeding farms will produce some males that won't have a place in a breeding program. These alpacas will usually be gelded once they are old enough. Some will stay at the farm to be companions to other alpacas, to be plasma donors for breeding stock and new cria, some will even become farm mascotts and many others will move into the farm's fleece herd. For the rest, the farmer will most likely want to sell them to other farms and families where they can fulfill diverse roles in their owners' lives. This section details what the alpaca farmer can do to prepare their future geldings to move on to new families and farms.