Neil 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has spent over 35 years at Paradise Pets Swindon watching birds — not just the ones in the cages, but the ones outside the windows of the shop, in the garden centre grounds, and in the gardens of customers who come in asking about what they have seen. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years watching how people’s relationships with birds change across time. The shift toward garden bird feeding that began during the pandemic has not reversed. If anything, it has deepened. This … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations not just about pet birds, but about the wild birds UK customers see in their gardens. This season has been notable for the number of customers coming in to ask … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of answering urgent questions about these birds, including questions about the crop that should have been asked a day or two earlier than they were. A swollen-looking crop in a budgie can … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching these birds communicate in ways that most owners underestimate. A cockatiel that has gone quiet suddenly is one of the more significant signals an owner can observe, and one of … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. A rabbit that stomps its back feet is communicating something specific — and in most cases, something worth paying attention to. This guide explains every cause … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has had countless worried phone calls from UK owners describing the same thing — a cockatiel that has suddenly started shaking, trembling, … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of answering the age question from owners who have taken in a rescue bird, bought from an unknown source, or simply lost track of how old their bird actually is. Telling a … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has had countless urgent phone calls from UK owners noticing one wing hanging lower than the other on their budgie. This is … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. A budgie that chews everything it can reach is a budgie doing exactly what budgies are built to do. The question is not how to stop … Read more