Can alpacas eat horse treats?

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One of my alpacas gobbled up a horse treat and loved it! I've since tried other treats(including fresh apples) but he won't have it. So I was wondering if these are safe for him?

Ingredients/analysis
crude protein min 13%
crude fat min 3%
crude fiber max 10%
calcium min .5 max 1%
phosphorus min .5%
copper min 25 ppm
selenium min .3ppm
zinc min 100ppm
vitamin a min 6000 iu/lb
vit e min 100 iu/lb

ingredients
wheat middlings, ground wheat, sucrose, steam rolled oats, apple pomace, heat processed soybeans, dried whey, calcium carbonate, artivicial color, brewers yeast, salt, l0lysine, dl methionine, magnesium oxide, maganese sulfate, manganous oxide, feerrous ssufate, copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, callcium iodate, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, cobalt sulfate, sodium selenite
(there's more but I have to go to work)
Is there anything that's not safe?
wanted to mention that my alpacas are only having hay at the moment as that's all their previous owner gave them. No grain. I would like to introduce minerals if they need it but haven't found a local supplier yet.
Are these ok? Suggestions for minerals?
Thanks!
 

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I would say as long as it is a treat and they don't get a lot of them it should be fine.

You won't find alpaca minerals at local feed stores. Stillwater Minerals and Golden Blend have minerals for alpacas but they are mail order.
 
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