A hutch that sits flat on the lawn gives your animals one floor and takes up the whole footprint. Going up instead gives them two, and this one uses the height properly — sleeping quarters on top, a run underneath, a side run alongside, and a 62cm ramp joining them so they choose where to be rather than waiting to be moved.

It is painted fir under a tilted asphalt roof. The tilt is the part that decides how long a hutch lasts outdoors: water that runs off cannot sit and soak into the timber, and asphalt takes the sun without cracking the way thin felt does. Doors on the house and the side run mean you can feed, catch and clean from whichever side you happen to be on, and the tray slides out from the base so the weekly job does not involve kneeling.

• Overall 150cm wide x 45cm deep x 85cm high
• Main house 72 x 39 x 48.5cm; side run 72 x 39 x 64cm; lower run 72 x 39 x 34cm
• Painted fir with a tilted, weather-resistant asphalt roof
• 62 x 15cm ramp between the levels
• Slide-out 65 x 38cm cleaning tray
• Rated for 1-2 pets; assembly required

What it is and isn't. PawHut describe this as a hutch for sleeping and relaxing, and that is the right framing. It is a secure, weatherproof place to spend the night and the middle of the day — pair it with a run or a secured area of garden for exercise, and it will do its job for years.

Who it's for: Garden keepers of guinea pigs or a pair of rabbits who want two levels out of a 150cm footprint, and a roof that survives a British winter.