How many offspring does a llama have?
The momma llama, referred to as the Dam, usually carries her baby, called a “cria”, for 11 1/2 months give or take two weeks. She usually only carries one cria at a time and twinning is very rare. She generally gives birth to her baby while standing and the baby is usually up and around and feeding within 20 to 30 minutes. The mother can be rebred in about two weeks after giving birth and if she is bred at that time, she will have her cria on just about the same day the next year. Most mamma llamas can continue to have babies their whole life. Sometimes a pregnancy is lost during the first three months, and so, some llamas do not have a cria every year, but occassionally skip a year now and then.
