Two levels out of one hanging point is the reason to pick this over a single hammock. It clips into the cage bars and drops two plush-lined tiers, so a pair of rats can sleep apart without arguing over the good spot, or one animal can pick between the open upper level and the more enclosed pocket below depending on how brave they feel that day.

The inside faces are soft fleece, chosen because it does not catch on claws the way a loose weave does, while the outer shell is a wipeable patterned fabric that takes the everyday mess without needing a full wash each time. Four metal clip hooks carry the load rather than fabric ties, which is what stops the whole thing sagging to the cage floor once two animals pile into the same tier. The hooks come off in seconds when it is time for the fleece to go through the machine.

• Two-tier hanging design from a single set of fixings
• Soft fleece interior with a wipeable patterned outer
• Four metal clip hooks for fitting to cage bars
• 40cm x 40cm
• Listed weight 200g
• Four colours: pink, navy blue, yellow and coffee

On which animals this suits. Rats and ferrets climb readily and will use both tiers within a day. Guinea pigs mostly do not climb and can hurt themselves getting down from height, so if this is going into a guinea pig cage, hang the lower tier close to the floor and treat the upper one as a roof rather than a bed. Check the fleece weekly for chewed threads.

Who it's for: Rat and ferret keepers wanting two sleeping levels from one fixing, and guinea pig owners willing to hang it low.