Degus and dust bathes

[sophielovesdegu]

Hellooo

Im a new member and im going to be getting 2 degus soon (boys hopefully ) and im doing my reaserch when i came across sandbathes and I would really like it if someone could give me the 101 in dust bathes for degus
Soo here are my questions;

.Best bathes for degus? (like the actual bath tub lol)
.Best sand to bath in
.When to change it and when to give the degus the sand bath
.What to do if they try to eat the sandbath?
.If i have 2 or more degus do i need 2 or more baths or just the 1 still?

Also do degus need normal baths? like with water and shampoo? if yes what shampoo is good for them

Thankyou and sorry for all the questions!
Sophie

[sam99]

Smux has certainly covered everything and just want to add that there is nothing cuter than seeing a bundle of goos all sharing a bath :-). In my case six at a time!!

[sophielovesdegu]

Thankyou for the information! Really helpfull and i think il invest on a metal one
Thankyouu!

[nickymills30]

i use sweet tins, like roses, they are really good size, plus you get to eat the sweets lol, i leave my sand baths in all the time, some people don't but be warned they will use them as a toilet, lol, i clean mine out, each day, then just add more sand, but, i do buy 20kg bags of sand, which i get of ebay, and its so much cheaper than buying small bags x

[sophielovesdegu]

I like the idea of eating the sweets! I think i will start with just giving the degu's the bath and at night and then try all day see which one i prefer
thankyou for the advice x