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Re:Squirrels Are the Number One Culprit for Animal Damage to... by ncmncm on Friday June 07, 2019 @11:47AM (#20125737)
They could put capsaicin in the insulation, if they cared.

That wouldn't help against Australian parrots but rodents are the clearly bigger problem, most places.

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Re:Squirrels Are the Number One Culprit for Animal Damage to... by yareally on Friday June 07, 2019 @01:24PM (#20126795)
Parrots are immune to the pain effects of capsaicin because it doesn't attach to their receptors and many actually love eating hot peppers.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_did_birds_adapt_to_eat...

https://www.maddog357.com/parrots-peppers-no-sweat/

https://www.parrots.org/ask-an-expert/are-hot-peppers-good-f...

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Re:Squirrels Are the Number One Culprit for Animal Damage to... by ncmncm on Sunday June 09, 2019 @08:22PM (#20142826)
It is likely that the different perceptual capacities of mammals and birds is the actual reason why peppers produce capsaicin. They "want" their fruit eaten by birds, who will scatter the seeds widely, not by mammals who will not.
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Re:Squirrels Are the Number One Culprit for Animal Damage to... by dreamcompiler on Friday June 07, 2019 @11:56AM (#20125849)
Probably that would require assembly workers to wear gloves. But perhaps they already do.
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