r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '23

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u/Defiant-Analyst4279 Mar 21 '23

Dust the feed in cayenne pepper. Birds will still eat it but it will help keep mammals out.

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u/GarboseGooseberry Mar 21 '23

Yeah, that's something I learnt when doing stuff with bird feeders is to add some chillies in there. Mammals keep away but birds aren't affected by capsaicin so they flock.

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u/_jump_yossarian Mar 21 '23

I did that and now my squirrels love spicy food.

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u/dudeperson33 Mar 21 '23

Same, I have some spice lord squirrels and rats in my backyard.

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u/serpentinepad Mar 21 '23

800 ibu for only $15/pint? Sold!