Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what happens when guinea pig owners get the diet right and when they do not. Vitamin C deficiency is the single most preventable cause of serious illness in pet … 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 bring home their pet hamsters, and watching what happens to them across the months and years that follow. The published lifespan figures for hamsters — 2 to 3 … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold small animals and birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with customers, both before they bought their pet and sometimes, years later, after things had not gone quite as they expected. Last autumn he did something he … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. Guinea pigs are among the most vocal small animals he stocks, and the most consistently misunderstood. This guide covers the seven sounds you are most … 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 helping UK families understand and care for these often-misunderstood animals. In that time, the single most common disappointment he hears from owners is that their rabbit “does not like being held.” … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of buying, raising, and selling small animals. The question of price comes up almost every week — “why should I pay for one here when I can get one for free?” This is his honest, practical answer, … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold both gerbils and hamsters at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK families decide between these two small animals that look similar at first glance but actually live very different lives. This is his honest, practical guide on … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold rabbits and small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience watching UK families bring rabbits home and then come back, sometimes weeks later, sometimes years later, with the same difficult realisation. This is his honest, practical … 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. The crest is the most expressive feature a cockatiel has. Once you can read it accurately, you can read the bird’s emotional state from across the … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgerigars at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of hands-on experience with these birds. In that time, the most common mistake he sees is owners not knowing what a healthy budgie actually looks like. This is his honest, practical guide … Read more