Twigga
ILR # 290567
female b. est 2007 . . . d. 03.27.2025
Hannity x unknown female
Gwen had been enchanted by Twigga ever since first seeing her, and had long hoped to add an offspring to our herd someday. Mart Borg's bittersweet decision to liquidate his llamas led to our unexpected opportunity to add Twigga herself to our llama family.
Upon Twigga's arrival, we were stunned. Not just because she was exactly 45" as represented, but because she was one of those amazingly wise "old souls". She was truly an exceptional being who just happened to be a llama.
Twigga represented an outcross to all of our current animals, so even a single offspring could have had a valuable impact on our gene pool. We expected to enjoy every. single. minute. with Twigga during her retirement years. Instead, we lost her to kidney failure after a mere 18.5 wonderful months together.
Twigga did not conceive another pregnancy after giving birth in 2022. In hindsight, this was of course the first sign that she was declining. It is always risky to purchase an older (mid-teens) female for breeding and from that perspective, we lost out. But we would do it again in a heartbeat because Twigga was worth every precious minute.
"Twigga" means giraffe in Swahili; it was the perfect name for a long-necked, large-spot appy llama!