Dry animal repellant
OwnerJohn C. Turnerinventor
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Abstract
A dry powdered animal repellent that does not harm animals or plants. The repellant uses dried and powdered blood meal mixed with chili powder and/or cayenne pepper. The repellant is mixed together in a large moisture resistant container and then sprinkled around or into the soil around plants or into a tunnel opening formed by a rodent. In the first embodiment, designed to repel dogs and cats, the composition contains a 60%/40% (w/w) mixture of blood meal and chili powder (with 10% or less moisture content) with the chili powder being made from peppers with a heat rating of at least 85,000 Scoville units or greater. In the second embodiment, the concentration of blood meal to chili powder is increased to 80%/20% (w/w) respectively, to promote greater plant growth and for greater absorption into worms or grubs living in the soil.
Claims4
A method for repelling both moles and gophers, comprising:
- a. selecting a mole or gopher tunnel opening in the ground;
- b. mixing a dry rodent repellant into a moisture resistant container with a spout opening, said repellant consisting of approximately 80% (w/w) dried blood meal mixed and approximately 20% (w/w) chili powder, said blood meal having a moisture content of 10% or less, said chili powder being made from peppers having a heat rating of 85,000 Scoville units or greater;
- c. positioning and tilting said container so that said repellent falls from said container;
- d. sprinkling said repellent from said spout opening and over or around said tunnel opening;
- and,
- e. mixing said repellent into the soil around said tunnel opening.
An animal repellant product, comprising:
- a. a resealable, moisture resistant container with a spout opening formed on one end;
- and,
- b. a two part granular repellant composition placed inside said moisture resistant container, said repellent consisting of approximately 80% (w/w), dried blood meal with a moisture content of 10% or less;
- and approximately 20% (w/w) chili powder, said chili powder made from peppers with a heat rating of 85,000 Scoville units or greater, said blood meal and said chili powder being uniformly mixed together to form said repellent.
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