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Livestock => Camelids => Topic started by: old dad on August 10, 2014, 11:08:35 am

Title: ageing alpacas
Post by: old dad on August 10, 2014, 11:08:35 am

How do I age an alpaca and how long do they live for. Thanks

Title: Re: ageing alpacas
Post by: bplegs on September 05, 2014, 08:33:38 pm

I have no idea about how to age but they can live up to 20 years.

Title: Re: ageing alpacas
Post by: shygirl on September 05, 2014, 10:12:42 pm

id guess at teeth would tell a story.

Title: Re: ageing alpacas
Post by: Jameson on October 15, 2014, 02:56:42 pm

Yes it is determined by teeth. Here:

http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0690e/t0690e09.htm (http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0690e/t0690e09.htm)