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Originally Posted by jane032657 (Post 463789)

Ugh, we are putting in the same set up for dog doors. I hope no possums come in. We did have racoons come in one night, two of them at 3 am. It was quite a night. I hope possums fear dogs

They don't. They used to taunt our 120 lb. rhodesian ridgeback in california.

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Originally Posted by Posh 08 (Post 463867)

Where's Wilt?

in the ground

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Originally Posted by Posh 08 (Post 463867)

Where's Wilt?

Hey! THERE'S an idea. "Wilt the Stilt"............use stilts!!! :D

Bill :)

How 'bout some built-in entertainment. A pyramid of cheerleaders.

There you go making jokes! There is a dead body in that CYV and there you go making jokes! No wait! Worse! A dead dog! Someone call Fumar! He will sniff it out! :police:

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Originally Posted by The Village Girl (Post 463903)

There you go making jokes! There is a dead body in that CYV and there you go making jokes! No wait! Worse! A dead dog! Someone call Fumar! He will sniff it out! :police:

Wilt is where?

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Originally Posted by ohiogolf (Post 463748)

There is a courtyard villa has been unlived in (abandoned) since mid-summer 2011. The grass in the front yard is high but, being Winter, is somewhat dormant and not too unsightly. The grass in the back yard, however, is more than a foot and a half tall and extremely thick. A lawn service stopped about a month ago but left without doing anything.

On the lanai is a dead possum. There is a doggie door from the outside into the lanai and another doggie door from the lanai into the house.

According to a notice on the front door, the house has been winterized to prevent drying out of traps in drains, etc. Otherwise, nothing has been done to the home since before last summer.

Calls from neighbors have been made to The Villages Watch and Community Standards offices with no results. The response is that the interior of the home is not their concern and the exterior appears ok from the front.

The problem is what might be living inside the house due to the doggie door(s) access. If a dead possum in on the inside of the lanai, what more is going on, and what is living in the tall grass (weeds) in the backyard...a rodent infestation???

One of the previous owners is deceased and the other is in a nursing home as far as the neighbors know.

If anyone has a suggestion as to whom to call about this problem, the neighbors would greatly appreciate it. Also, any ideas as to how to locate the actual owners of the house as it is most likely not the previous residents would be appreciated.

Why not call the Sheriff and state your concerns?

Here's an idea. Donate the possum to the West Virginia picnic that was mentioned on the General Discussion page. They probably would be greatful for some home style vittles.

(That was only a joke. No hate mail from West Virginians, please)

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Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 463927)

We could use that meat in Western Virginia. Always ready for some serious chow.

Is there anyway the neighbors could chip in and have the grass cut and have someone take away the dead critter? CYV's yards aren't very big. That is what we would do in Ohio. Maybe doing it without permission, since no one is watching. Kind of a form of caring for a neighbor.

Don't pick on West Virginia. Our oncologist calls it "The Motherland" and Helene and I call that doctor, Saint Randy.;)

West Virginia is a lot of people's loved home.

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Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 463927)

Maybe he's just playing possum?

I think maybe call the health department.

When my next door neighbor's grass got to be knee high, The Villages sent them a registered letter and as soon as it was received the grass was mowed. You might just have to wait until the grass in the front starts growing, which won't be long now.