Do any of you guys keep camels?
Hi, I am a student with 4 years of experience in zoo keeping, and I'm thinking about starting a Bactrian camel and alpaca "farm" mainly for wool production once I get out of school and save up some (a lot) money.
And while I have plenty of experience in taking care of camels and llamas, I am kind of clueless about the economic side of things. So if any of you keep camels, I have a few questions:
● How much land do you need for them to be able to graze the majority of their feed? (when grazing is possible, of course)
● How much do you spend on hay per year?
● How much do you spend on the other parts of their feed?
● How much does veterinary care cost you per year?
● What are some expenses I may not be considering?
● Are you makeing any money of of keeping camels?
● Can, theoreticaly, at least a sliver of profit be made if you consider selling wool products, calves, visits to people wanting to see camels and potentially from selling meat?
Thank you in advance for any and all advice :)
TLDR: I wanna make a living keeping camels, but have no idea what things cost because stupid.