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To: Lodi who wrote (35)	2/3/2002 10:20:03 AM
From: quasi-geezer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57

my sincerest apology I thought Lodi is some chick's name, what a dumbo I am ...

To: Lodi who wrote (35)	2/3/2002 10:26:10 AM
From: quasi-geezer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57

from the following site championalpacas.com Breeding Alpacas Female alpacas are ready for breeding when they have reached 75% of their adult weight which usually occurs between 12 and 24 months of age. Since a few may become pregnant as early as 6 months of age, it is important to separate young ladies from intact males from this age until they are ready for breeding. Sexually mature females are induced ovulators and do not exhibit estrus cycles typical of most domesticated animals. If not pregnant a mature female is almost constantly "open" or "receptive" to breeding. Males mature more slowly than females and typically begin breeding at 2 1/2 to 3 years of age. Some, however, are precocious as youngsters and should be separated at about 8 months of age from receptive females since fertilization by a young male is possible any time after the penis no longer adheres to the prepuce (sheath). Males "orgle" continuously while breeding which lasts a minimum of 15 minutes. Breeding is done in a prone position and takes at least 15 minutes since the male dribbles, rather than ejaculates, semen into the uterus of the female. While breeding, the male makes a continuous orgling noise and moves his front legs occasionally along the sides of the female. The mating process induces the female to ovulate so that she can become pregnant. Methods of determining pregnancy include: (1) observing a female's receptivity to an intact male, (2) determining blood progesterone levels after 21 days, (3) internal ultrasound and/or external ultrasound. The first two procedures are indirect assessments and at times may be misleading. Unfortunately, the anatomy of many female alpacas is too small to allow rectal palpation or visualization of the pregnancy of internal ultrasound. The gestation for alpacas is approximately between eleven to eleven and a half months, and females almost invariably produce a single baby. A young alpaca is called a cria and normally weigh from 10 to 18 pounds at birth. A cria is usually ready for weanling at 5 - 6 months. Life after death I want to be one of these animals after I die !!!