I use fabric to line the bird cages, and the rat cages. It works really well for cages with slide out trays - just wrap around the tray, and slide it back in. I use fleece too, but prefer smooth fabric for the birds as it is easiest to scrape the poops off before laundering. It is a nice surface, however.
Wallmart had bins of $2 fleece blankets this Christmas. I bought several, and so far, they have held up really well. No threads for anyone to get caught in. (I trimmed the "blanket stitch" edges off.)
My snakes are all in planted substrate, or SaniChips. I HAVE thought about using fleece for them, but I prefer a naturalistic look for them, and I've never seen a snake enclosure designed to make the use worthwhile. Again, it is SO much easier if you can just slide the tray out sideways, rather than pulling it up. However, I change liners daily for the birds and rates, a snake normally wouldn't need changes that often.
Could work well. I have heard of a burmese dying after eating its "blanket." So, there might be some risk.
The hammock idea sounds good.
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