Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
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 in worried about their budgie’s obsessive relationship with its own reflection. This is his honest, practical … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. Curling feet in a budgie is one of those signs that can mean something very minor or something that needs urgent attention — and telling the … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of keeping, breeding, and advising on budgies. Nail trimming is one of those tasks that seems simple but goes wrong more often than owners expect. This is his honest guide on how to do it safely, when … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. A budgie that refuses to leave its cage is one of the most common concerns new owners bring to the counter. In most cases the cause … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of keeping, breeding, and advising on budgies. A budgie that smells is not something to dismiss. This is his honest guide on what the smell usually means, where it is coming from, and when you need to … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. A wet or dirty vent is one of the signs that owners sometimes notice but do not always act on quickly enough. In most cases it … 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 people who keep them. Sudden aggression in a hamster that was previously handleable is one of the most common concerns owners bring … 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 answering questions about how to keep these birds properly. The cage covering question comes up regularly, and the answer most people get is either too vague to be useful or contradicted … 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 these birds in every kind of domestic environment, from the well-designed and enriching to the bare and inadequate. A budgie climbing its cage bars is something almost every owner sees, … 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. A budgie with a bald or thinning head is one of the most common health concerns he sees owners bring in … Read more