Comments on: Why Do Alpacas Spit?

By: Val McCann

Val McCann — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:03:24 +0000

I have two quirky Alpacas that I love to bits. The dominant Alpaca, the female, has at times a spitting tendency toward her mate when it comes to me giving them treats. After the spit she hardly has any side effects but the male who has not spat is left with almost lock jaw!He dribbles and he cannot eat. She goes on merrily grazing!This is most unfair but quite humourous. Can any one explain this phenomenon?

By: Alpacadero

Alpacadero — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:46:47 +0000

I’ve never been spit on by my alpacas either, except one mild *phew* from a protective dam when I was handling her cria. I have also found that when I see an alpaca showing signs of wanting to spit in my direction, I hold my hand up like a stop sign, and they always back down.
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By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:55:42 +0000

Thumbs up for Spittin’ Saturdays.

Informative post. “All they’ve got is their spit,” as you say — no words or hand signals.

I’ve never been spit on by an alpaca in Peru, but I have been on the receiving end of llamas’ spit (yuck!) and that of one very angry vicuna in Arequipa. He was in a pen all by himself in a zoological park and he had decided that he hated all human beings. Poor guy.

By: Dan Mihaliak

Dan Mihaliak — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:36:37 +0000

Alpaca? Alpaca? Are you kidding? Dan Mihaliaks last blog post..How Are Paintballs Made

By: Katy

Katy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:54:31 +0000

Yes, it’s so funny. And people think there’s something really wrong. I just tell them they just got through spitting. It cracks me up.

By: Cindy Telisak

Cindy Telisak — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:17:06 +0000

Katy- do yours do what mine do.. walk around mouth-breathing because they’ve just grossed themselves out by what they spit? It’s like, “man, that was awful, and it tastes bad…huff, huff.” They look more miserable than the victim, who has a green gob of spit on the back of his head, like paintball!

By: TStone

TStone — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:56:29 +0000

Thanks for explaining the spitting thing Katy. I thought the alpacas did it ALL the time, and that it must be especially vile every time. (Why else would people be constantly mentioning spitting when talking about alpacas and not their cute faces?) TStones last blog post..Lovely Cable Knit

By: Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:05:37 +0000

I can’t believe I just read an entire blog post about alpaca’s spitting! Actually, it was very informative. Alpacas are certainly a distinct animal. I learned while touring an alpaca farm at St Mary of the Woods that their hooves don’t destroy the turf and they don’t eat down to the root of the grass. I hope my memory servers me right.