Can garden lime be added to the compost bin to deter animals from the food scraps?

By applying the lime to the food scraps it seems that it would “foul” their food source.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 12/16/2018 @ 9:36 am

Lime would not likely deter animals from food scraps.

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