Animal control substance and method of use

A substance for underground application to repel small animals from a lawn area, comprising:

• a combination of ingredients including:
• a) a material having as its base ingredient a non-toxic metal based ion that readily dissolves in water and does not vaporize;
• b) a material having a hydrogen ion that is readily released in water selected from the group consisting of bioxalate and bitartrate;
• said ingredients a) and b) inter-reacting in the presence of water to enhance the acidity without becoming toxic;
• c) a vegetation that emits a smell that is attractive to the small animal to be repelled;
• and
• d) a quantity of soil as a carrier, the amount being at least greater than the combined quantities of a), b) and c);
• said ingredients a), b), c) and d) homogeneously mixed together as a safe non-toxic lawn treatment to be inserted underground and reacting with ground moisture to enhance the acidity of the substance for shocking the senses of the animal on contact.