And a noisy one to boot. But her guests will not be causing her many problems. Because they will be safely behind bars in a log cabin she has converted into a hotel for small animals.

Fluffty's, as the hotel is known, is a new business venture for the 36-year-old mum-of-two, who has always been an animal lover.

She shares her home with four guinea pigs, two rabbits, two cats, a dog and 13 fish, who are, she says, easier to look after than her husband Jay, a hairdresser, and children, seven-year-old Harvey and 17-month-old Ophelia.

"The thing I love about animals is that they give unconditional love, don't answer back and are always such happy souls," says Lisa, who admits to talking to her animals and spoiling them rotten.

She got the idea for Fluffty's because of the problems the family had with their pets when they went on holiday. And she was looking for a new challenge after having her daughter.

"I worked for HM Revenue and Customs for six years, but when they moved us from Halifax to Bradford and I had to pay childcare, it wasn't cost effective," says Lisa whose husband owns Connections at Skircoat Green, Halifax.

So she came up with the idea of a hotel for animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, rats and mice and has converted a shed at the bottom of her garden for her paying guests.

The hotel has 15 cages and a secure run so the animals can play out without escaping.

She has done a leaflet drop at local schools and colleges and already had several guests and lots of inquiries and hopes to be full for Christmas.

"I'm buying in plenty of food already and plan to decorate the hotel with festive decorations. It will be ace when it is full and they are all squeaking away."

According to her small animals do not take too much looking after. "You just need to change their bedding, feed them and show them plenty of love and attention."

Her son, Harvey came up with the name. "He called his sister Fluffty when she was first born and it stuck," says Lisa who is looking at fostering small animals for the RSPCA after Christmas.

Prices at Fluffty's start at £4 a day. For more details contact Lisa on 07939589703.