04/05/2026
My daughter helping me brush today. Look how nice Jedediah’s neck and front quarter looks already, compared to the back.
These are Ccara llamas so they naturally shed out their fiber. They don’t have to be sheered as long as you brush them! The end of winter Jedi got some starts of matting in his fiber so we are getting that brushed out now. He is about to turn 2, so he still has a lot of his super soft, easier to matte baby/cria fiber.
Why is it super important to brush?
- So fiber can dry properly if it gets wet and prevent rain rot.
- Matted fur means it does’t shed out and he carries fiber that should be falling out which can get hot and heavy.
- Matter fiber doesn’t let dust baths work as affectively, as the dust cant get to the skin as easily to keep pesky bugs away.
- Pack llamas need to be brushed to make sure no sticks/twigs get in their coat under their saddle.
Don’t want to brush? No problem, ccaras can be sheered like other llamas.
We will thoroughly brush our males out over the coming weeks a quarter at a time. This is a lot more brushing then when we just debree brush to saddle. We are trying to remove as much of the loose fiber as possible.
All part of proper Ccara llama care.
