How To Tell A Budgie’s Age — UK Owner’s Honest 35-Year Guide

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of answering the age question from owners who have taken in a rescue bird, bought from an unknown source, or simply lost track of how old their bird actually is. Telling a … Read more

Why Is My Budgie’s Wing Drooping? UK Urgent Guide From 35 Years

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has had countless urgent phone calls from UK owners noticing one wing hanging lower than the other on their budgie. This is … Read more

Why Is My Budgie Chewing Everything? UK Owner’s Honest Guide From 35 Years

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. A budgie that chews everything it can reach is a budgie doing exactly what budgies are built to do. The question is not how to stop … Read more

Why Does My Budgie Sleep Standing Up? After 35 Years, Here Is What That Means

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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 sleeping standing up is one of the questions that comes from a place of genuine concern — an owner who has noticed something about … Read more

Why Does My Budgie Beak Tap On The Mirror? UK Honest Guide From 35 Years

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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 daily first-hand experience with these birds and the owners who keep them. The mirror question comes up at the counter more often than almost any other budgie behaviour query — … Read more

Why Does My Budgie Hang Upside Down From The Cage Top? UK Honest Guide

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has watched countless UK owners walk into the shop convinced their budgie had injured itself or developed a strange illness because it … Read more

Why Is My Hamster Drinking So Much Water? UK Urgent Guide From 35 Years

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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. A hamster that is suddenly drinking far more water than usual is one of the more consistent warning … Read more

Why Is My Budgie Drinking Less Water Than Normal? UK Urgent Guide From 35 Years

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 budgie drinking noticeably less water than usual is a sign that most owners either miss entirely or … Read more

Why Is My Budgie Sneezing With Discharge? UK Urgent Guide From 35 Years

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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. Sneezing with discharge is one of the signs that owners sometimes try to explain away — a bit of dust, the weather changing, the heating coming … Read more

Why Is My Guinea Pig Hiding All The Time? UK Owner’s Honest Guide From 35 Years

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily first-hand experience with these animals and the people who keep them. A guinea pig that hides all the time is one of the most common concerns owners bring … Read more