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This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some ripe ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half habanero(scotch bonnet) they both went ape over it. These are 200 times hotter than jalepenos.  SignatureDave Molly, Yellow Nape Amazon BooBoo, Senegal > This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some ripe > ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half habanero(scotch bonnet) > they both went ape over it. These are 200 times hotter than jalepenos. Just don't let them kiss you after eating one :))) Debbie > > This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some ripe > > ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half habanero(scotch bonnet) > > they both went ape over it. These are 200 times hotter than jalepenos. > Just don't let them kiss you after eating one :))) > Debbie LOL, watch were they put that beak after eating huh? I can't remember who but I do remember reading here that birds can't "feel" the hot in foods like this. It must be so as mine love any kind of peppers also. Alex, Part of my childhood was spent in the middle east where I was acclimated to "Hot" spicy foods. I put half of one of these badboys on my tongue and it brought tears to my eyes. Dave > > > This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some > ripe [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > "feel" the hot in foods like this. It must be so as mine love any kind of > peppers also. > Alex, > Part of my childhood was spent in the middle east where I was acclimated to > "Hot" spicy foods. I put half of one of these badboys on my tongue and it > brought tears to my eyes. So what? Birds still don't feel the "hot" > Alex, > Part of my childhood was spent in the middle east where I was acclimated to > "Hot" spicy foods. I put half of one of these badboys on my tongue and it > brought tears to my eyes. > > Dave LOL, I hear yah, I love hot food, love Peppers on things like a sandwich to the point it makes you sweat when you eat it, but when I share with the birds they will pull out a pepper and munch it like it's just another treat. No reaction at all, so they must not have the same receptors in their mouth we do. > > Alex, > > Part of my childhood was spent in the middle east where I was acclimated [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > No reaction at all, so they must not have the same receptors in their mouth > we do. I heard that it's because birds' mouths are dry...that if they had saliva the capsaicins would kick in. Anybody know if that's really the reason? > > > Alex, > > > Part of my childhood was spent in the middle east where I was acclimated [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I heard that it's because birds' mouths are dry...that if they had saliva > the capsaicins would kick in. Anybody know if that's really the reason? From the OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY OF CANADA,Volume XXII Number 3, November, 2003 http://www.stcweb.ca/newsletter/volume22_no3.pdf "...I spotted an interesting article in the science section of the GLOBE and MAIL (Sept.6th), discussing squirrel-proof birdseed, something we really need around here. Apparently, some scientists at the U. S. National Cancer Institute were examining the active ingredients, capsaicins, in chili peppers for anti-cancer activity (they were inactive) but playfully decided to squirrel-proof a bird feeder. Capsaicins are a family of neurotransmitterbased irritants that interact with c-afferent nociceptors on the surface of the lips, tongue, and the inside of the mouth to release a neurotransmitter which our brains perceive as pain and heat. The digestive tracts of mammals are full of cafferent nociceptors, but birds do not have such receptors and are not affected. A Canadian venture capitalist from Napanee, Ontario, invested in the company started by the NCI people, discovered that you could not coat birdseed with powdered capsaicins (rain washed it off) but, if you made an oil-based solution of capsaicins, it would penetrate the sunflower seed husks, Of course, the product, sold in Canada under the name Squirrel-Proof, had to undergo testing as a pest-repellant for two and a half years but made it through the regulatory maze. There was also an occupational hazard situation that had to be circumvented - a manufacturing plant full of air-borne capsaicins dust!" Bestest regards, --Jerry That's interesting, I had never heard about this. > > > > Alex, > > > > Part of my childhood was spent in the middle east where I was [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > Bestest regards, > --Jerry > This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some ripe > ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half habanero(scotch bonnet) > they both went ape over it. These are 200 times hotter than jalepenos. My birds LOVE chiltepins (they are small, round, and VERY hot peppers). I have some plants of my own (about five; they reseed or are perennial). They never seem to provide enough, so a special treat they are. Lately I have found them in the Wal-Mart produce section. I have had some very happy hot-mouthed parrots. I planted about twenty more this year but they have yet to sprout. They make beautiful round bushy plants, especially when the peppers are ripe and red. June and her... Four DYH's One YNA One Senegal The substances in peppers that gives them the kick are called capsaicinoids. Mammals in general are affected by these, but birds are not. Pretty interesting - they have no idea what they're missing. :) > > This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some ripe > > ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half habanero(scotch bonnet) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > One YNA > One Senegal >From: jow_00@yahoo.com (Jow) >The substances in peppers that gives them the kick are called >capsaicinoids. Mammals in general are affected by these, but birds >are not. Pretty interesting - they have no idea what they're missing. Cayenne pepper is good for the heart, and circulatory system. http://www.harmonikireland.com/print.php?topic=cayenne Regards > This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some ripe > ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half habanero(scotch bonnet) > they both went ape over it. These are 200 times hotter than jalepenos. They love hot peppers. Make sure not to take out the seeds. Unlike us, they just munch those babies right down, apparently with no ill effects. I used to give those to the budgies when I had them. Haven't done that with the canary. Hello Dave, >This summer I planted some peppers in the garden. Today I picked some ripe >ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half habanero(scotch bonnet) >they both went ape over it. These are 200 times hotter than jalepenos. Mother nature and evolution at its best, if a mammal eats a capsicum the seed dies during the digestive process. If a bird eats it the seed passes through safely and gets deposited in a new location with a convenient dollop of fertilizer. So the capsicum family has evolved with an attractive soft fruit that is repugnant to most mammals but not to birds. John ><(((*> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:29:59 GMT, "Dave Sibbett" <dave@mylastname.com> ><(((*> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] ><(((*> with an attractive soft fruit that is repugnant to most mammals but ><(((*> not to birds. I guess that means I'm part bird then, because I love hot peppers. The hotter the better. They get me through those long cold Canadian winters. Chili, not chilly. Tara J. 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