[header] How to get rid of animal pests with hot pepper spray [title] Understand how the spray works. [step] Hot peppers have a compound in them called capsaicin. Mammals are sensitive to capsaicin, and the compound registers on their taste buds as " hot " and serves as an irritant. 
This spray is considered to be effective for such garden animal pests as deer, rabbits, voles, squirrels, possums and insects. [title] Take one quart (950ml) of water and put it in a pot.