Posted by so on May 26, 2005, at 18:20:42
In reply to Re: Boring electronics question » so, posted by KaraS on May 26, 2005, at 18:04:22
> How much cayene pepper should I add to how much water? I don't want to make it too weak to stop him but I also don't want to make it unnecessarily strong.
The strength has to do with how many heat units the pepper itself contains. If you're worried about it, start with a "medium" pepper, but most cayene food products aren't rated by heat units, so it's all guesswork, I suppose. I was thinking, the active ingredient is probably oil-based, and I think the commercial defense products use mineral oil as a carrier. Warming the pepper over low heat in any kind of oil might carry the oils out of the solid vegetable product into an oil carrier, which would be more likely to stick to the cords than would soggy cayene, which is what would result from soaking it in water. Just as long as the oil isn't so tasty as to be an attractant.
>I think cats are lactose intolerant so milk might not help. Maybe plain yogurt? However, this cat won't eat anything other than dry cat food. Maybe the smell alone will stop him from trying to chew on the cord. That would be the best outcome.
That's the funny thing, and where bear behavior might be relevant. It can be an attractant until the heat sensation irritates them. It seems any dairy product provides releif, but I'm not sure the method of action.
> Anyway, thanks again for all of your help!My pleasure.
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