How to buy a gerbil 
Adopt your gerbils. 
There are many gerbils that have been rescued or abandoned that need good homes. Instead of going to a pet shop right away, consider looking for gerbil rescues in your area.

You can start by contacting your local humane society or animal shelter. Many shelters end up with abandoned, lost, or surrendered gerbils.

How to patch test skin 
Understand the basics. 
Patch tests are used to test how allergic you are when you come into contact with certain substances. Patch tests are different from prick or scratch tests.

A scratch test checks for reactions to common allergens that may give you symptoms from hives to a runny nose. The nurse scratches or pricks the skin to get the allergen under the skin.

Various scissors and combs are laid out on a mat. The salon stylist towels off then rubs hair products through the man's hair with his hands. the stylist

combs out the persons hair and cuts it with scissors.

How to make takoyaki 
Prepare your octopus if you have purchased it fresh rather than cooked. 
You can purchase octopus at seafood markets or specialty asian stores. 
First, you will need to poach the octopus.


This means you will submerge the octopus in a poaching liquid such as water or stock. Poach for about 13 minutes per pound.