Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
Updated 24 September 2026: separated rabbit and guinea pig housing requirements and added a family planning checklist; removed an unsupported comparison percentage. From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs and rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK families make one of … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling cage birds and small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK pet ownership trends change, accelerate, and occasionally go badly wrong. Exotic pet ownership in the UK has grown roughly 60 percent since 2000, 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 watching UK households develop genuine relationships with the bird species that has remained Britain’s most popular pet bird for decade after decade. The UK Pet Food Association (PFMA) confirms that over … 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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. One of the questions he gets asked most often is how much a budgie actually costs … 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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in England has now been lifted. The government says mandatory biosecurity … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily first-hand experience with these birds and the owners who keep them. Cockatiel diet is one of the topics where the gap between what most UK owners actually feed and … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, and the wider small animal section. The first two weeks with a new hamster are the most important two weeks in the entire … 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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. The collapse of the UK greenfinch population due to trichomonosis is one of the most significant … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold pet birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK bird welfare evolve, both in homes and out in British gardens. The RSPB has genuinely changed its garden bird feeding guidance for 2026 — asking UK bird owners … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling hamsters at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily first-hand experience with these animals and the owners who keep them. Bald patches and fur loss are among the more common concerns owners bring to the counter, and the … Read more