Camel Keeping Mistakes

One of the most common issues I hear about & see is the very lack of camel information that camel owners (or wanna-be owners) can get their hands on.

It’s really scary! The conflicting advice from social media (after sifting through 50 different comments and opinions and advice - hashtag: now officially confused), or the hours spent Googling camel info only really to end up screenshotting A-many cute camel pictures for god knows what…

Can you relate? I’ve totally been there and back again (and maybe again - didn’t learn the first time).

Question: Who wants to spend thousands of mullahs on unnecessary feed for camels, vet fees & supplements…? Any show of hands…?

I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes having camels feels more like a drain pipe where all my money goes. Camels can be a big (pun intended) expense sometimes.

Let's face it, the conflicting camel information “out there” can make things even MORE expensive.

One of my biggest struggles with camel keeping & husbandry was the “trial & error” situation I had going on.

When I first moved my camels from their natural desert environment into a domestic, coastal environment, I was SO SCARED about how the camels would cope in a “non-desert” environment (where I had them prior). To be completely honest, there was no expert, PDF download, guidance, or mentoring from reputable sources that could tell me what I needed to be doing, so…

Unfortunately, for my camels, it was all a trial-and-error situation :-(

Luckily though, the camels were in great condition coming from a desert environment, so I had some time up my sleeves to become more educated on keeping camels in a domestic environment.

Let me just say:

I failed. A.L.O.T.

I felt so pissed off that I didn't know better info about keeping camels in domestic environments.

A-MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS thinking about ‘what I’ve done to my camels' (which in reality wasn’t anything dramatic just yet—it was just the pressing thought that I was F*@cking up, big time!)

Then, a couple of years into having the camels in a domestic environment (add: I was on leased land at the time, more on that later), I was ‘putting camels down’ left, right, and center. That's right, I had many camel deaths (well, so it felt). My heart was broken. I wanted to give up!

Cut a long and horrible story short...I was so frustrated and felt that there just HAD to be a better way.

I felt the camel industry (as tiny as it is) seemed to be seriously outdated on their knowledge of keeping camels, and most of the advice was “backyard advice.” In other words, it was made-up advice that was only relevant to that camel person’s environment where they had their camels—read: completely irrelevant to me.

Some of the camel keeping info was so old-school that it was hard to comprehend. Like those ol’ textbooks, I think I made sense of every 2nd word or so. I ain’t no veterinary scientist.

Good mentoring was basically non-existent (aka was outdated)—either that or they were in a protected hideout bunker underground.

My solution to the lack of camel-keeping info?

I began doing the research (also known as ‘extensive googling’) to figure out how to manage the camels in a domestic/non-desert environment.

Luckily, as an avid learner of new things, I had access to a community of camel people (aka my students) from whom I could get info on their domestic camel situations & challenges.

So, with a bit of smart research (checking it twice) and unofficial/unqualified ‘case studies,’ I was getting the camel husbandry info I needed—not only for myself but for my entire camel community, who were also in dire need of more reliable camel husbandry info too!

After making the decision to go the Camel Husbandry DIY route—taking care of camels in domestic environments outside of the deserts, I created protocols, feeding guides, and maintenance routines, and it felt like I was finally on the road to BETTER camel wellbeing.

CAMELS ARE COMPLICATED (yet simple) when you can understand how their biology works. Bloody incredible really.

I knew I couldn’t sit on this camel info I learned & keep it all to myself, so I wrote an eBook and sold it online. People were LOVING it and called it their “bible.”

I’d like to add that my entire camel-caring routine completely changed for the better when I invited an Australian Camel Vet, Margie Bale (who you might have heard on the podcast), to join forces with me and help with sharing the good, reliable camel info. Finally, I felt I was winning!

And here I am, with a whole pile of experience (bad, good, and great), collected information, a camel vet onboard, and a webinar presentation that will blow your camel-lovin’ mind and leave you feeling more Camel Confident than ever before!

That’s right, I am holding a free webinar, namely CAMELS 101, where you’ll learn how to keep, care for & manage camels.

I’ve got SO much to share with you on this webinar, and I’m excited to give you the camel information you need to create your camel’s health & wellbeing routines & plans—that will actually last (and you can avoid the horrible mistakes that I made).

HIGHLY encourage you to sign up to be with me on this Camels 101 webinar, whether you’re a camel owner, wannabe owner, or you’re just wanting to know if you can, in fact, keep camels.

I’ll be sharing things like:

- What to feed a camel (aka a desert animal)
- How to keep camels healthy
- What kinda setup you need for camels
- How to solve camel health or emergency issues

Just think about it. Once you’ve mastered this camel husbandry stuff and have the knowledge to set up a plan to keep your camel in excellent health (specific to your location, cos location matters), without having to spend thousands on specialist vet fees & husbandry mistakes, how is this going to change your camel dreams, goals, or ideas? What would be possible for you…?

I’ll teach you the 3 Camel Keeping Mistakes That Even Seasoned Camel Owners Make!

By the end of this mini-course, you’ll leave feeling more Camel Confident (and learn something new!)

**REGISTER NOW**

Happy Camel Connecting!

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