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I would just clean that area once a week or two, and spot clean the whole cage as needed (when you see poop in an area). Take out the clearly-soiled bedding but leave the rest in. Add new bedding as needed. Of course you shouldn’t clean their nest/burrow every day, but an occasional disruption shouldn’t be that big of a deal or too stressful to them, especially if the majority of the bedding is the same. The poop isn’t really harmful to them (just not pleasing to look at), and they pee so little that it doesn’t need to be cleaned as often either. If you can’t smell it - it’s probably not a problem!

I too was super worried about cleaning my cage often enough, and finally just realized that the majority of cleaning is for my own satisfaction - my hamster doesn’t really care, and it’s not harmful to her, so I shouldn’t stress too much about it!