Pebbles was a beautiful rose grey alpaca. She came to us with Clarice from Bryan White our shearer. She was the mama of our very first cria, Sandy. She delivered all on her own and we found out when one of the girls went out to check on everybody and then came flying back in with the news. We called our mentor Diana really quickly!!! Pebbles did a great job as a mama, nursing Sandy until she was three and definitely didn't need to be nursing any more. You should be done nursing when you are as big as your mama, even if she'll still let you! Pebbles struggled holding weight on pasture. We pulled her up to the barn so she could have a specialized diet, but being separated from her fellow alpacas was really hard on her. So we made the tough decision to return her to her alpaca family even if it meant that she wouldn't make it. She passed away peacefully one late fall morning surrounded by her friends.