Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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In her backyard if it is walled in who would know? Unless they climb over her wall. She could make a nice looking bird cage type cat run big enough to let her sit under it herself, plant some lovely bushes around it for pleasant viewing. For the sprinklers to work on the grass in the cat run, have the same type of top as sides. Custom designed, could be lovely. A garden for the cat.
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Thanks for the tip. I think I have corrected this. |
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Now we're talking! Who would make something like this and, like someone else asked, is something like this allowed?
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All About Catios & Cat Enclosures - Catio Spaces |
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Just don’t act surprised when someone mentions it to the ARC and they make you remove it.
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Check with ARC first, of course that’s always the first step. But why would they have a problem in a fenced courtyard within your property limit if it was not too high or visible to outsiders?
They gave their blessing to the monster garage and that was visible to everybody. Last edited by Velvet; 12-20-2019 at 07:59 PM. |
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Last Spring I was walking past The Lighthouse restaurant one morning when a mama rat followed by three baby rats scuttled out from the underbrush onto the sidewalk and then quickly scuttled back. A few moments later a black snake slithered out and then slithered in after them. Nature!
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Best to ask, ARC has been cooperative and reasonable in the past, in my opinion, but the deed restrictions that come with the property indicate what they can do. ARC Phone: 352-751-3912.
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I have tried an invisible fence at another house I owned in the past. At the time I had 2 little dogs and a couple of cats...The invisible fence worked fine for the dogs, but not the cats! Plus the cats can jump outside that field of electronics. The cats totally freaked out and were traumatized with those electronic collars on.. I tried a "cat jacket" over here in TV on my cats figuring I would let them hang outside with me on my patio and put them on a cable so they could roam around while I was there to watch them..One cat did fine with the cat Jacket...The other one acted like an o'possum with it on and would not stand up at all wearing it. I think the younger the cat is the better they adjust. Another thought of mine was to try to get approval for a new product known as a "Catio"...Basically a fenced in sanctuary patio (kinda like a chicken coup)...Whatever you do...good luck to you with all that!
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So I probably need to have a property in mind before even talking to them?
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Depending on the size and age of a cat, a walled villa may be very effective. Unless you have trees that are near a wall, not many cats can leap 4-5 feet (the height of many of the walls). If your cat did get out I would think neighbors are a far greater threat to a cat than any natural predator. Back in the day we had an indoor/outdoor cat that shared the back yard with hawks, eagles, raccoons and numerous other creatures and the only trouble we ever experienced was from folks worrying about the safety of our cat (it died a natural death at 14+ years).
We have lots of rabbits and an occasional opossum in our walled courtyard villa here in The Villages. Coupled with the anoles our dogs have a great time sniffing and chasing critters and unfortunately chowing down on rabbit droppings. The rabbits and opossums are active at night chomping away on plants so it would be great to have something that kept them at bay. We randomly see a few smaller snakes but we don't live anywhere near a preserve which I would expect is where the real action is. Good luck with your efforts. I hope it works out for you. |
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Thank you! It sounds like you are really enjoying your villa! Ohhhh I was hoping the walls were at least 6 feet tall.... |
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