that this is mean, but I use Tabasco sauce on things I don't want my wee-ones getting into. It washes off material things, and it doesn't hurt them. It doesn't take too long for them to start smelling things before they grab onto them. Sure, they hate it, but it's better to get a mouthful of something hot than get electrocuted from the wires in the house, or chewing holes in the carpet. I use cayanne pepper on my lawn outside to keep the gophers off of it too.
