When we were researching alpacas one of the things we were told is that breeders often will take one or two alpacas in a minivan. Since we have not bought our trailer yet and had not been having any luck arranging a trailer we borrowed the neighbours van, took out the back seat and covered the floor with tarps.
Our first problem was that Wyonna did not want to go in the van. It took us an hour to get her inside despite the fact that her cria and Sweet Dreams were already inside. Finally in we then headoff on the hour and half drive to Berwick to another breeder where we were going to have Wyonna and Sweet Dreams bred. Wyonna not thrilled with this prospect decided that she was going to spit. And spit she did. The windows and the ceiling all got sprayed in the van. As we left at 730pm and now did not get home until midnight we still had the van to clean. So out came the steam cleaner, buckets and rags and we cleaned the back half of the van until 2am. I then returned the van at 6am before we left for work that day.
So bewarned, while the alpacas fit in the van, they may not behave.
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