Q: You want your hairs moisturized and stood upright, ready to be mowed down. Dirty shavers will not cut as well, and could pull hairs, leaving red marks along with several "ouchies" and expletives. Always use a clean shaver. Make sure all the heads touch your leg together. This will give you the closest shave with minimal wear.  You don't need to apply much pressure while shaving—with just a gentle touch, let the shaver glide along your skin. If you use too much pressure, you'll flatten the hair, which results in an uneven, stubbly shave. It will also make the blades dull quicker. A gentle touch makes shaving easier and helps avoid possible skin irritation. Holding it at an angle could result in skin irritation and stubble.
A: Wash your legs. Make sure your shaver is nice and clean. Press the shaver gently against your leg. Hold the razor flat against your leg.

Q: If you order a taco salad from a restaurant, there's a good chance that you will receive it in a hard tortilla bowl (or "tostada") that looks a little like a giant, folded tortilla chip. You can replicate this at home easily. Just buy tortilla bowls from your local supermarket (your best bet is to look in the Latin foods section) and layer your taco salad inside the bowls instead of on a bed of lettuce. You can also make your own tostadas if you wish — see our article on the subject for instructions. With its distinct flavor and reddish-orange color, there's no mistaking well-prepared Spanish rice. Prepare the rice on its own in a slow cooker or a separate pot (cooking times will generally be longer than for the beef, etc., so you'll probably want to start it first). Serve the rice on the side of the salad plate or use it as a layer in the salad itself. See our article on Spanish Rice for a selection of easy recipes. Beans are a filling side dish that round out a taco salad well. With their high protein and fiber content, they're also quite nutritious. Try serving your taco salad with a generous scoop of beans on the side and provide a few extra chips or tortillas to eat it with.  Refried beans are a favorite often served at Mexican restaurants. See WikiHow's refried bean article for an easy recipe. Seasoned black beans provide a healthier alternative (see our black beans recipe). Adding a few spoonfuls of your favorite dressing to your vegetable mixture can give your salad a richer, more complex flavor for almost no extra effort. Simply stir, shake or toss the vegetables to mix the dressing in well, then use them in the recipe as normal. While there's no "right" dressing to use for this, the simple, tangy-sweet flavor of Catalina dressing tends to be a good choice. A good recipe is available here. Ground beef is generally the most common meat used in taco salads, but it's far from your only choice. Many types of shredded or ground meats can be substituted — you may even like them more once you try them. Some choices (like ground poultry) will generally even make a leaner, healthier choice. Prepare these beef alternatives as you normally would: cook them in the pan, drain them, and season them before assembling your salad. A few ideas are below:  Ground chicken Ground turkey Pork carnitas Shredded/pulled barbecue pork Flank/strip steak, chopped or sliced thin
A: Serve in a crisp taco shell "bowl". Serve with Spanish rice. Serve with latin-style beans. Toss vegetables with salad dressing for flavor. Consider non-beef alternatives.

Q: Transfer the snake from the enclosure and into a small, plastic container with a lid. Make sure that the lid has small holes so that the snake can breathe, but that the holes aren’t large enough for the snake to escape. If you cannot find a lid with holes, use an electric drill to create some. Remove the old substrate and discard it. Replace it with fresh, new paper towels. If the garter snake eats worms or fish, the substrate will need to be changed more frequently than if the snake is on a mouse diet. Remove feces and urea every week from the enclosure and add small amounts of new substrate to top it up if necessary. Completely remove the substrate every couple of months to replace it. Mix a few drops of dishwashing detergent into a bucket of warm water. Remove everything from the enclosure and use a cleaning rag to wipe down the enclosure walls and floor, the hides, the cage furniture, and the water bowl with the soapy water. Dry the enclosure fully using a clean rag before setting up the enclosure again and returning the snake.  If you are using a paper towel substrate, in addition to cleaning the whole enclosure every few months, simply wipe down the glass where the paper towels are soiled when you change them. If the cage furniture cannot be cleaned, such as objects made from cardboard, replace it when you clean the enclosure. Cage furniture that is made from plastic or wood can be wiped down and dried.
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Remove the snake before you clean the enclosure. Change the substrate once per week if you're using paper towels. Replace the substrate every few months if it's shavings, mulch, or bark. Clean the enclosure completely using soapy water every 2-3 months.