Well, currently, I have the hammock lowered to about a foot off the floor, and Genna or Wally - or sometimes Genna AND Wally - can get in and out as they please. Genna likes to play in there, and Wally has always loved hanging out in there. With it lowered, I don’t worry as much about Genna falling out and getting hurt, but I still put a quilt on the floor under the hammock. (It’s a cement floor otherwise - ouch!)