Dust Bath
Your degus should have access to a dust bath 2-7 times a week (there is a whole lot of controversy on this subject) for about 30min to an hour. Some choose to leave the dust bath in the cage permanently, but they will use it as a toilet and might over use it. Too much sand bathing might cause some side effect, so I am keeping to the instructions on the pack of sand unless I find a valid source saying otherwise.
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The sand should be changed after every 14th bath and can be sifted if they get bedding or droppings in it (I have I tiny sieve I use only for this purpose). If you use old sand it may not be as effective, but that probably wont be a problem since they tent to kick a lot of the sand out and you have to add new sand regularly.
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