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How to Deal With Your Hamster Dying
Hamsters make fantastic and loyal pets. However, their lifespan of 2-3 years can seem cruelly short. If your hamster pal is suffering from old age or disease, know how to reduce suffering for you and your pet by reading this article.
How to Read a Pet Food Label
Finding the best food is vital to your pet's health and longevity, but deciphering pet food labels can be confusing. Start by recognizing common ingredients in pet food. Then pay attention to the nutritional analysis to determine if the food's got the rig...
How to Supervise Hamsters Outside of the Cage
Many owners make the mistake of not properly supervising their hamsters when they let them out of their cage. The rodent may get injured or even lost if you do not supervise it properly. In order to properly supervise it while it is out of its cage, you n...
How to Apply Mulch
Using organic mulch in your yard or garden beds can conserve water, shield plant roots, improve the health of the soil, preserve soil temperature, and prevent weed growth. Inorganic or decorative mulch is less effective at preventing weed growth and shiel...
How to Get Along with Your Boyfriend's Mom
Relationships come pre-packaged with other commitments beyond loving and caring for your partner. You must also learn to get along with his parents. Maybe you and your boyfriend’s mom got off on the wrong foot and you’re desperate to make a better impress...
How to Enter Proxy Settings in Internet Explorer
This wikiHow teaches you how to browse the internet with a proxy server using Internet Explorer, as well as other web browsers that run on the Windows operating system.
How to Grow & Care for a Banana Plant
Having your own access to delicious, healthy bananas can be wonderful if you're prepared for an extensive growing period. If you live in a warm climate or have a good indoor growing location, read on to learn about the yearlong journey of banana plant gar...
How to Add a Layer Mask in Photoshop
This wikiHow teaches you how to create a layer mask, which can be used to conceal or reveal parts of other layers in Adobe Photoshop.
How to Win at a Claw Machine
Claw machines can be a lot of fun to play and even more fun to win. However, if you’ve ever played a claw machine before, you know how hard actually winning a prize can be sometimes! Luckily, once you know how to study claw machines and go for the best pr...
How to Convince Your Parents to Buy You a Car
Cars are expensive and dangerous, but they can be the difference between Friday nights stuck alone at home and an active social life. Thus, they are one of the most important, but also most difficult asks of your teens. To get your car, you will need to s...
How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay
Five paragraph essays are a common assignment throughout your school career, especially in high school and college. Since any subject can include a five paragraph essay, you’ll want to be good at writing them. Luckily, five-paragraph essays are really eas...
How to Block Caller ID
This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent people you call from seeing your name and number. Keep in mind that, if you succeed in blocking your caller ID on the other person's line, they're unlikely to pick up; additionally, many call-screening apps and serv...
How to Make Papier Mâché Planets
Arts and crafts projects can be a great way to educate children. Planets and the solar system are fascinating, but a topic so vast can quickly become overwhelming for a young learner. Using papier-mâché to create models of the planets is a fun, hands on w...
How to Trace Cell Phone Numbers
Did you receive a call from a number you don't recognize? Since cell phone numbers are generally not listed in public databases, finding the owners of such numbers can be tricky—especially since spam callers can spoof their phone numbers to implicate othe...
How to Build a Boat
Little boats are perfect for trips around the lake. They fit on the roof of your car and in the back of truck beds, making them perfect for spontaneous camping trips. This article describes a method for building a canoe, (12'x30", with 11" depth), using...
How to Get Skinnier Legs
Do you want your legs to be skinnier? If so, here are some helpful ways to lose fat and attain skinnier legs. Sadly, spot reducing doesn't work, so overall weight loss is what you need. Here are a few ways to help build muscle in your legs as you lose fat...