Naked alpacas just in time for summer

Our alpacas received their summer cut last Friday. Good timing, as it seems like our lovely spring temperatures are winding down and heat and humidity are arriving. I am always surprised how skinny the alpaca look without their fur. We end up with eight bags of fleece– two from each alpaca. The “seconds” from each one is used for animal enrichment. The “first cuts” are quality fleece that we typically sell. Anyone interested? I wonder if you can make aRead more

Quick update: Tuesday’s work

I had the privilege of being out and about across the entire campus more than usual today, so enjoy the pictures No picture from today’s Laser treatment for Virginia, but you can click here to see what and why we do it. While in Explore the Wild, I saw all seven lemurs outside sunning. And speaking of sunning, the Team was able to get both bearded dragons and a snake outside today to bask in the UV rays of theRead more
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Another week down

Hope everyone was able to enjoy Easter, as well as Passover Seders. I am sure time with family over the computer was not what anyone had in store for these holidays. In my family, we made a special Covid-19 Passover Haggadah, which was abbreviated, fairly non-traditional, and began with a “Prayer for A Pandemic” As far as life at the Museum… we’re chugging along. The huge tasks this past week were to mow/weedeat the bear yard, and deal with supplies.Read more

Gypsy goat update

I mentioned in the past week that things have been mostly fine. Thank goodness, as it’s hard enough to deal when things are going well. Lightning seems much improved, as you can see in my game of fetch with him. We’ve been treating him for a couple weeks now for an apparent ulcer. Not the best time to have added expenses, but we do what has to be done. And speaking of added expenses, Gypsy goat is also in muchRead more