How to trim Alpaca Toenails

This video shows how to trim the toenails of alpacas. Trimming toenails is something that needs to be done fairly frequently in alpacas. How frequently depends a little on the individual animal and also how soft the ground is – toenails will wear down more on their own if your animals on are hard ground. It may need doing roughly every 3 months. I recommend checking all toenails visually every month when you’re doing your regular body condition scoring and trim the toenails that need it. This video was put together by Claire E Whitehead BVM&S MS DACVIM MRCVS, Recognised Specialist in Camelid Health & Production.