Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily first-hand experience with these birds and the owners who keep them. A dirty, soiled, or matted vent area is one of the signs that owners most consistently underestimate — … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been opening Paradise Pets Swindon every morning since 1988 — over 35 years of the same routine, the same responsibilities, and the same animals waiting when he arrives. Most customers see the shop when it is open, staffed, and ready. This is his account of what happens … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and advised on rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of experience with one of the UK’s most popular small pets. Rabbit diet is one of the areas where well-meaning owners cause the most accidental harm — not through neglect, but through … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and kept budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with one of the UK’s most popular cage birds. “Why won’t my budgie talk?” is one of the questions he hears most often — and one of the most misunderstood. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and advised on rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of experience with one of the UK’s most popular small pets. Every autumn, the same questions start arriving at the counter: Is my outdoor rabbit going to be okay this winter? What … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been running Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of buying, keeping, selling, and caring for animals at the same shop on the same site. The question of what happens to animals that do not sell is one that comes up regularly, and it deserves … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold hamsters at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK families buy hamster cages and bring them home. In that time, he has come to a conclusion that most UK pet owners would find genuinely surprising — almost every … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK families choose first pets for their children, and watching what happens to those relationships afterward. In that time, he has come to a counter-intuitive conclusion — the pets most UK families ask about when … 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 watching rabbit pairings work and watching them fail. Two female rabbits kept together is one of the most consistently misunderstood combinations in small animal keeping. It is not automatically a problem. … 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 watching these animals communicate in ways their owners frequently miss until the signs are no longer quiet. The birds that do best are almost always the ones whose … Read more