Camel Channel with Tara Lea

Insights from Years of Hands-On Experience (and mistakes!) Becoming a camel owner is a journey filled with excitement, wonder, and—let’s be honest—a bit of uncertainty. If you’ve found yourself Googling, “How to care for a camel?” only to hit a wall of sparse, inconsistent information, you’re not alone. Camels are truly one-of-a-kind animals, and caring for them requires a unique approach. A one-s...

Whether camels are kept for pleasure, milking, or operational purposes like tourism, all camels benefit from training. Not only does it strengthen their bond and trust with humans, but it also enables safe and effective handling and management, particularly in situations such as parasite management and veterinary care.  By establishing strong foundations from the outset, both camels and handlers c...

There are two main species of camels: the Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) and the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus),  in addition to these there are the hybrid breeds of camels and the wild Mongolian bactrian camel. Let's explore the breeds in more details. ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Get my eBook: Introduction To Camels now over...

For a person who is new to camels, not being able to read a camel’s body language can be intimidating, but the good news is, that any individual can learn to read a camel’s body language. Let's go through the 6 most common body language movements in a camel. ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Get my eBook: Introduction To Camels now over at http...

 What  SHOULD  a camel eat? Camel’s will eat many different things, even things that aren’t good for them, but that doesn’t warrant correct feeding.    A big myth that people (particularly in Australia) have about camels that they will eat crappy hays and feeds and often stockfeed places will try to sell these to new camel owners, only for the owner to have sick camels either soon after feeding or...

Camels are very sensitive creatures, yet can seem aloof in their demeanour, given this they are susceptible to experience trauma easily, especially if you don’t know how a camel thinks and how to handle them in a way that they understand. Podcast: Traumatised Camels: Signs & Recovery Mentioned: The Camel Channel Academy ( https://.camelchannel.com/membership ) ---------------------------------...

ou know those moments when you begin to become interested in something (aka like camels) then suddenly more and more “camel Things” and “camel people” enter your realm…?   Well, for our podcast guest today, Amy Christmas, from One Woman Caravan her entire world and life opened up because of Camels and lead her to opportunities and experiences she couldn’t have dreamed up, and now, because of her c...

In this 'Camel Vet Explains' short Dr Margie Bale gives us the answer to why camels are so susceptible to parasites. If you'd like to learn more about this topic, please consider becoming a member of the Camel Channel Academy where you will get full access to the entire Camel vet. Talk with Dr Margie Bale: https://camelchannel.com/membership

The truth is, not all camels will be a good match for you.   Worse still, there are no dating sites to match camels to people *wink!*   I never advise people who are keen to buy camels to just “buy a camel or two.”    Over the years that I’ve been teaching people about camels, and in some cases 'matching’ them to their first few camels (yeah, call me the Camel Match Maker LOL), I’ve discovered...

Having a camel as a pet is one of the most enjoyable things to experience. Sure, they aren’t dog sized (but kinda ‘dog like’ in behaviour) and they require particular husbandry requirements specific to camels.    Knowledge is power to pet camel ownership!    Many people across the globe are enjoying their ‘Pet Camel’ in a variety of ways from pleasure riding and trekking to simply just being with...

Many people come to me with their dream and goal of doing their own camel trek. From talking & teaching hundreds of camel people & camel lovers I discovered these statistics: Only 10% of people will actually gain momentum on their camel trekking goals & dreams and only 1-2% will achieve their goals. It bothers me, because 9 times out of 10 it’s people getting in their own way of their...