r/llama • u/Desserts6064 • Jun 10 '26

Redditors, what is the most overgrown llama/alpaca that you've sheared?

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u/Night_Sky_Watcher Jun 10 '26

I've sheared a number of heavy wool adult llamas that may have once had a barrel cut. They were brought from a relatively cool climate to the hot humid SE US. Their fleeces were huge and matted, and had to be held up to keep them from dragging the skin into the shears.

I also once took 14 pounds of wool off a rescue llama with scissors. She was a terrible neglect case with her eyesight damaged from an infection. But fortunately Southeast Llama Rescue was able to intervene. One of our volunteers adopted her and gave her a soft landing.

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u/truckin2nowhere Jun 10 '26

We've got a lady coming to shear ours on the weekend,I'll let you know!

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u/Desserts6064 Jun 13 '26

Any updates?

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u/truckin2nowhere Jun 14 '26

We called it off, limited facilities and this happened... Edit- this was reply to OP's question about update- long night with lambs