A chin can go 3-4 days between dusting's, even more if they are not handled.
They used to say 3 times a week, but most mine are fine on once a week.
Though there are those that refuse to go back into their cage when their time is up. They get it just about every night.
So who has who trained
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Do they stay out now because they know I'll use the bath to catch them
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There is nothing wrong with letting them have a few minutes of tumbling every night either.
I'd never leave it in the cage. They say too much dries up their skin.
Mine get a few minutes, not an hour either.
They will use what shakes off in the cage to contue rolling in.
So I would say 1-3 times per week is plenty, but every night for a few minutes is fine too.
How much of it can you handle is a better question, that stuff gets everywhere.
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I have always had my chins in the house.
I'll never forget the comment to the question, " how did you make out with the dust problem"? LOL The answer was "the dust won".
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