Little Friends small pet and bird accessories
Little Friends is a small pet and bird accessories brand rather than a food brand — hammocks, houses, tunnels and tilt tables built for rats, chinchillas and other small pets, alongside a small line of mineral and calcium blocks for caged birds. We carry a selection across both sides of the range.
What the range covers
The bulk of what Little Friends makes is enrichment and housing for small pets — hammocks in single and double sizes, tunnel tubes, a rat and chinchilla house, and a tilt table designed to give a small animal something to climb and balance on inside their enclosure. None of it is food; it is all about what goes inside a cage or hutch to keep an animal occupied and comfortable.
Alongside that sits a much smaller bird line: calcium and mineral blocks meant to hang or clip inside a cage, which is a supplement product rather than a main food source for a caged bird.
Choosing between pieces
A hammock or hideaway suits an animal that likes somewhere enclosed to rest, which covers most small pets to some degree, while a tunnel or tilt table suits one that's more active and benefits from something to move through or climb on. Rats and chinchillas in particular tend to use height and enclosed spaces more than, say, a guinea pig, so match the piece to how your specific animal actually behaves in its enclosure rather than buying on looks alone.
Check the enclosure size before ordering housing pieces — a house or hammock sized for a rat can be genuinely too large for a smaller enclosure, and it's worth measuring the available space rather than guessing.
Material matters too. Fabric hammocks and hideaways need periodic washing to stay hygienic, particularly in an enclosure shared by more than one animal, so factor that into which piece you choose if you'd rather not be hand-washing something every week.
From this brand
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Little Friends Tunnel Tube Rat
A 36cm fabric tunnel that clips into the cage, for ferrets and adult rats
£12.99
Little Friends Double Hammock Green
A two-tier cage hammock for rats and ferrets, so height stops being wasted space
£11.99
Little Friends Fluffy Hammock
A lined cage hammock with a pouch, for rats, ferrets and chinchillas that sleep in a heap
£13.79
Little Friends Rat / Chinchilla House
A hiding and nesting house for rats or chinchillas, 31 x 20.5 x 16cm with a dark interior
£8.08
Little Friends Small Animal Swing
A 14 x 10 x 2cm plywood swing for small animals, with interlocking flat-pack sections
£6.98
Little Friends Small Animal Tilt Table
A flat-pack plywood tilt table for small animal cages, measuring 13 x 7 x 5cm
£3.59
Bob Martin My Little Friend Spot on - 4week
Spot-on repellent giving small pets four weeks' protection from fleas, ticks, lice and mites
£4.30
Tiny Friends Farm Russel Rabbit Tasty Nuggets
Complete dry nuggets for adult rabbits, with added vitamins and minerals
£5.90
Tiny Friends Farm Gerty Guinea Pig Tasty Nuggets
An extruded guinea pig food with stabilised vitamin C, formulated to prevent selective eating
£4.80
Common questions
- Does Little Friends make food for small pets?
- No, based on what we carry, Little Friends is a housing and enrichment brand — hammocks, houses, tunnels and similar pieces — rather than a food brand. For food, look at the dedicated small-pet food range instead.
- What are the Little Friends mineral blocks for birds?
- They're a calcium and mineral supplement meant to hang or clip inside a cage, not a main food source. They sit alongside a bird's regular diet rather than replacing any part of it.
- Is a Little Friends hammock suitable for a guinea pig?
- It depends on the specific product and your guinea pig's habits — some guinea pigs use hammocks readily, others show little interest. Check the product's stated size and weight suitability, and introduce it gradually to see whether your pet actually uses it.
- Do we stock everything Little Friends makes?
- No, we carry a selection from the range rather than the whole catalogue. What's shown above reflects current stock, and that changes as new pieces come in and others sell through.
- How do I introduce a new hideaway or hammock to a nervous small pet?
- Leave it in the enclosure without forcing interaction and let your pet investigate in their own time, ideally with familiar bedding nearby to make it smell less unfamiliar. Most small pets take a few days to start using a new item confidently, so don't judge it as unwanted too quickly.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.