A.  GUARANTEE:  IF A LLAMA DOES NOT WORK OUT FOR THE PURPOSE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR, WILL IT BE REPLACED OR MONEY REFUNDED?  IF A LLAMA IS PURCHASED FOR BREEDING AND IT CANNOT GET PREGNANT OR GET A FEMALE LLAMA PREGNANT, WHAT RECOURSE IS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASER AND SELLER?  IF A LLAMA HAS A DEFECT, HOW LONG DOES PURCHASER HAVE TO REPORT IT TO THE SELLER?

B.  REGISTRATION NUMBER:  THE REGISTRY GIVES CREDIBILITY TO THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY AND YOU AS A BREEDER.  REGISTERED ANIMALS HAVE ENHANCED VALUES AS THEIR PEDIGREES ARE RECORDED IN THE LARGEST ACCURATE COMPILATION OF LLAMA GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION IN THE WORLD.  IF YOU EVER WANT TO SHOW OR SELL A LLAMA, IT IS BEST TO HAVE THE REGISTRATION UP TO DATE.

C.  ABNORMALITIES:  INSUFFICENT MILK, CHOANAL ATRESIA (BREATHING PROBLEMS), DEFORMITIES, ULCERS, INFECTIONS, INJURIES, INFERTILITY, HERNIA, CLEFT PALATE, TESTICAL HYPOPLASIA, LONG OR SHORT JAW, ETC.

D.  GESTATION:  THE AVERAGE LLAMA IS PREGNANT FOR 340 TO 345 DAYS.  PREGNANCY CAN RANGE FROM 330-375 DAYS, WITH SOME NORMALLY GOING A FULL YEAR WITH EACH PREGNANCY.

E.  BIRTH:  EASY BIRTH, DYSTOCIA, PROLAPSED UTERUS, ETC.

F.  MEDICAL RECORDS:  WHEN AND HOW OFTEN WORMED AND VACCINATED?  HAS ADULT MALE HAD HIS FIGHTING TEETH REMOVED?  ANY OTHER VET VISITS.

G.  BREEDING MAIDENS:  MAIDENS SHOULD BE AT LEAST 18 MONTHS AND/OR 200 LBS BEFORE FIRST BEING BRED.  SOME OWNERS RECOMMEND WAITING UNTIL AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF AGE.

H.  WEANING:  CRIAS SHOULD NOT BE WEANED PRIOR TO 4-5 MONTHS OF AGE.  SOME OWNERS RECOMMEND LETTING DAMS WEAN THEIR OWN CRIAS NATURALLY AT ABOUT 8-9 MONTHS.

I.  FEED:   A GRADUAL CHANGE-OVER IN FEED CAN REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS IN LLAMAS.  TWO WEEKS SUPPLY OF CURRENT GRAIN AND HAY CAN BE MIXED WITH THE NEW OWNERS FEED.

J.  TRAINING:  ANY LLAMA PURCHASED SHOULD BE TRAINED TO HALTER, LEAD, AND LOAD.  A NEW LLAMA OWNER SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO CATCH AND HALTER A LLAMA BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE SELLERS RANCH.  IT IS ALSO HELPFUL FOR A NEW OWNER TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP A LLAMAS FEET FOR TOE TRIMMING.  IF A LLAMA IS REGISTERED WITH ALSA (ALPACA LLAMA SHOW ASSOCIATION), THE LLAMA'S POINTS EARNED STAY WITH THE LLAMA AND CAN BE TRANSFERED TO THE NEW OWNER.