Problem: Article: Your turtle should eat a balanced diet comprised of fruits, vegetables, and meat. If your turtle is aquatic, its diet should be 65% to 90% meat (e.g. earthworms, snails, mollusks, frozen pinkie mice, dried turtle food/pellets) and 10% to 35% vegetable based (e.g. collard greens, grated carrots, grapes, mango, cantaloupe). If you have a box turtle, its diet should be 50% meat (crickets, mottled mealworms, slugs, snails) and 50% vegetable based (e.g. berries, green beans, winter squash, flower heads). Young turtles need more meat than more mature turtles. These are general rules for turtles, but the diet will vary depending upon the species of your turtle. Always feed your turtle fresh foods. Your turtle should get all the vitamins and nutrients it needs if you provide a well-rounded diet. However, most turtles will benefit from calcium supplements. You can supplement calcium by giving your turtle calcium blocks, cuttlefish bone, or powder. Give your turtle supplements once a week. Place the calcium blocks or cuttlefish bone in your turtle's habitat for you turtles to gnaw on them. You can also coat your turtle's food with calcium powder before you give it to them. You can also give your turtle a reptile or turtle multivitamin twice a week. Your turtle will thrive if given a variety of foods in moderation. However, there are some foods that you should never give your turtle. Avoid the following foods: All milk products (e.g. cheese, yogurt) Candy, chocolate, bread, refined sugar and flour Canned and processed foods high in salt and preservatives Anything in the onions and garlic family Rhubarb Avocado All fruit seeds
Summary: Feed your turtle a balanced diet. Supplement diet with calcium. Know which foods to avoid.

Problem: Article: Make it a point to wear sunblock with an SPF of at least 30 every day. If you're particularly fair-skinned, you might also try wearing a hat and keeping your skin covered with a layer of light clothing for added protection. Where skincare is concerned, it's easier to prevent than to cure. Biting the bullet and rubbing on a little sunscreen now can keep your from ending up with dry, cracked, leathery skin later in life. Consistent sunscreen use can also reduce the threat of skin condition like eczema and melanoma, which are linked to UV rays. It's especially important to keep some moisturizing lip balm handy in chilly weather. If possible, find a product that contains an SPF 5-10 sunblock to safeguard your vulnerable lip skin from the sun, as well. Some guys are reluctant to use lip products, but the fact is they make a big difference in the overall health (and look) of your lips. Throw your lip chapstick or lip balm in your pocket, or keep a spare tube in the glove compartment of your car. That way, you'll never be caught without it. Make sure that you do not use chapstick too often or your lips may become dependent on it and no longer moisturize themselves. If you have no choice but to be outside for long periods of time, dress accordinglybundle up with a high-collared coat, scarf, and gloves during the dead of winter and wear short-sleeved, breathable clothing in the sweltering summer months. You can't control the weather, but you can at least plan for it. You may find it necessary to up your moisturizing routine in the wintertime. Cold air and high winds can severely dry out your face and lips, making them cracked and painful. On the flip side, heat often causes profuse sweating, which can leave you feeling greasy and increase the likelihood of a breakout. Having an occasional puff or drink is alright, but excess consumption can wreak havoc on your skin. Cigarettes, in particular, are bad news, decreasing blood flow, producing wrinkles, and even aggravating the symptoms of psoriasis. As if you needed another reason to quit! If your cravings for nicotine get to be too much for you, consider switching to gum or patches instead. These types of aids make it possible to scratch that itch without treating your skin like a hog in a smokehouse.
Summary: Put on sunscreen if you spend a lot of time outside. Apply chapstick or lip balm periodically to keep your lips soft. Limit your exposure to harsh weather conditions. Cut back on harmful habits like smoking and drinking.

Problem: Article: If you suspect that there are bees in your chimney, do not start your fireplace under any circumstance. Beeswax is highly flammable, and you may risk an explosion if you turn it on. Even if a major blast doesn't occur, the hot wax may eat through your grout and masonry, potentially causing extensive damage. On top of that, bees are good for the environment! You may be able to have them peacefully removed without killing any bees in the process. If you see dead insects in the pit of your fireplace or there are bugs flying around your chimney, see if you can confirm that they're bees. Bees always have fur, while wasps and hornets have smooth exteriors. In addition, hornets and wasps have longer, thinner thoraxes while bees tend to be round. If you have hornets or wasps in your nest, call an exterminator and seal your chimney immediately. Hornets and wasps can be very aggressive towards humans, and if they think your home is their home, you could have a nasty situation on your hand. If you have an allergy to bees, do not get close to them. Bees are typically non-aggressive, but they may sting if they think you're trying to harm them. Rent an infrared camera from a construction supply store. Turn the camera on and point it at the fireplace. Slowly raise it up towards your roof while monitoring the screen. If there are lots of little dots flying around, you have bees. If there is a large, white mass on the screen, you have a hive. An infrared camera will cost around $50-80 to rent for a day. If the bees haven't established a hive, it will cost considerably less to have the bees removed. The contractor will likely use a vacuum to extract the bees and take them elsewhere. This will usually cost anywhere from $50-200. If you have an established hive, it will cost a little more. The contractor will need to use a grinder to cut the hive out and remove it. This can cost $200-1,500, depending on the size of the hive and the chimney. Get an inflatable chimney plug from a construction supply store. Inflate the plug halfway by blowing into the tube. Then, slide it up the pit until it's at least 1ft (30cm) above the base of the chimney. Next, blow it up as much as you can to expand the plug and block the chimney. This is the best way to keep bees, wasps, or hornets from flying down into your home. The damper, which is the hatch that closes the opening to the chimney, is not nearly enough to keep bees out. They can usually squeeze through the opening between the plates. Chimney plugs are also known as balloon plugs. Alternatively, hold a contractor's bag over the chimney and press long lengths of duct tape into the seam where the bag meets the masonry. Then, add more tape along the groves in the grout so it overlaps the seam where the first layer of tape meets the masonry. Do this 2-3 times to create an airtight fit.
Summary:
Keep your fireplace off if you suspect you have a bee problem. Confirm that you have bees by looking for fur and round thoraxes. Use an infrared camera to determine if they've established a hive. Plug your chimney if it's open to keep the insects from coming inside.