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Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon

Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience keeping, breeding and selling budgies, cockatiels, canaries, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits and guinea pigs. He has helped thousands of UK pet owners over the decades, and everything he writes comes from real experience at the counter — not textbooks. For advice on any pet, visit Paradise Pets at Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon SN2 2QJ or call 01793 512400. Neil is not a veterinary surgeon. For urgent illness, injury or emergency symptoms, pet owners should contact a qualified vet. Meet Neil, owner of Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. Neil writes practical, first-hand pet care advice based on more than 35 years of helping UK owners with birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and other small pets.

The RSPB Says the UK’s Warmest Months Are Now a Survival Challenge for Birds. Here Is What Every Pet Bird Owner Must Do Before This Weekend.

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RSPB summer survival pet bird owner UK 2026

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of UK summers with birds. The RSPB’s May 2026 guidance confirms what Neil has been saying at the counter for years: the UK’s warm months are now genuinely challenging for birds, … Read more

RSPB Confirms Climate Change Is Already Affecting UK Birds. After 35 Years, Here Is the Indoor Risk Most Pet Bird Owners Are Completely Ignoring.

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RSPB climate change indoor pet bird risk UK

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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. When the RSPB confirms that climate change is already reshaping UK bird life, he listens — … Read more

UK Pet Bird Ownership Has Never Been Higher. After 35 Years, Here Is the One Thing Most New Owners Get Wrong in the First Week.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching new owners take a bird home for the first time and seeing exactly where, in the first week, things tend to go wrong. UK pet bird ownership has climbed to … Read more

The RSPCA Just Warned That Most UK Bird Cages Are Too Small. After 35 Years, Here Is Why I Have Been Saying This Since 1988.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling budgies and advising on their housing. The question of cage size has been one of the most consistent conversations in those 35 years. This article is his honest view on what the RSPCA guidelines actually … Read more

A Budgie Near a Sunny Window on a 33°C Day Will Overheat — Even if the Room Feels Fine to You. Here Is What 35 Years Has Taught Me About Glass and Heat.

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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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Every summer he sees birds harmed by a risk their owners did not know existed. This … Read more

RSPB Says UK Birds Are Struggling to Stay Cool This Summer. Here Is What That Means for Your Budgie Sitting Near That Window Right Now.

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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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. When the RSPB raises concerns about wild birds struggling with summer heat, he pays attention — … Read more

The UK Now Has 3 Million Pet Birds — and Exotic Pet Ownership Has Grown 60 Percent Since 2000. After 35 Years, Here Is What That Surge Is Getting Wrong.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold pet birds and small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching exotic pet ownership grow from a niche interest into a genuinely mainstream part of UK pet keeping. The UK now keeps around 3 million pet birds, … Read more

Climate Change Is Now the Biggest Threat to UK Birds. After 35 Years, Here Is What That Means for the Bird in Your Living Room.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK seasons, UK bird populations, and the slow change in what British bird keeping looks like from inside a shop that has been in the same place for all … Read more

The RSPCA Just Updated Its Bird Cage Size Rules for 2026. After 35 Years, Here Is What Every UK Budgie Owner Needs To Change Right Now.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what UK budgie housing actually looks like versus what it should look like. The RSPCA’s guidance on cage size for budgies is clear, specific, and based on genuine animal … Read more

Bird Flu Is Gone But the Risk Is Not. After 35 Years, Here Is the Biosecurity Mistake UK Pet Bird Owners Still Make.

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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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Bird flu headlines come and go. The biosecurity mistakes that put pet birds at risk do … Read more