years of age. There are two upper and one lower needle sharp teeth
on each side. These are hooked and angle back towards the rear
of the mouth. These dangerously sharp teeth need to be removed
when they start to appear as they are dangerous to other llamas and
also to people if confronted with an aggressive animal. When male
llamas fight, they use these teeth in a ripping way around the ears,
legs, and "private areas" of their competition and have even been
known to do a castration on their pasture mate.
 Right Side Bottom Tooth Is Not Totally Erupted Through Gum |
 Left Side All Three Fighting Teeth Are Visible |
 Removal With OB Wire |
 All Six Fighting Teeth |
to settle females and that until you see these fighting teeth coming in, the
male llama is not fertile. It has been our experience, in more than one instance,
that the fighting teeth and the ability to breed successfully do not occur at
the same time. We have had males settling females at close to 18 months
who do not have any sign of their fighting teeth. And we have seen fighting teeth
coming in and the male does not yet have the ability to settle a female.
Guess our males have not read the "right books".
Be prepared to eliminate any accidents, Start checking for
fighting teeth at about 18 months of age.
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