Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgerigars at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. A budgie that was once tame and has become less so is one of the situations owners find most confusing — and most disheartening. The tameness … Read more
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 people who keep them. Strawberry season in Britain produces a predictable wave of questions at the counter about what budgies can and … Read more
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 Updated 24 September 2026: corrected the appetite warning advice. Contact your vet immediately about reduced eating or droppings; do not wait for a fixed number of hours. See the supporting veterinary or welfare guidance. Neil has sold and advised on rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over … 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 Paradise Pets, by Neil Outdoor rabbits need more than a cover over a hutch when winter arrives. Keep their water available, their sleeping area dry and their exercise space usable. This guide turns those jobs into a preparation checklist and a routine you can share with everyone who cares for them. Updated 24 September … 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