Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, sold, and advised on cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars. Questions about fresh food come up at the counter almost every week. Carrots are one of the most commonly asked about, and they … 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 every single day. Colour change in budgies is one of the more nuanced concerns he is asked about. It can mean several completely different things, and knowing which … 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 every single day. A fluffed-up budgie that is still eating is one of the most common concerns he hears from owners. This is the exact sequence he works … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and kept budgerigars at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with one of the UK’s most popular pet birds. A budgie that has stopped talking is one of the questions he gets asked regularly — sometimes casually, sometimes with real … 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. In that time there are symptoms that make him stop what he is doing and give the owner … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. Tail bobbing in a budgie is one of the most important health signals these birds produce. Most of the time it means nothing. Sometimes it means … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. A budgie falling off its perch is one of the more alarming things an owner can witness. Whether it requires emergency action or a simple environmental … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has taken hundreds of frightened phone calls that all start the same way: “Neil, my budgie has gone silent overnight.” This is … 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 first-hand experience with these animals. A biting hamster is one of the most common concerns owners bring to the counter. In the majority of cases, the cause is straightforward, preventable, and … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping people choose the right small pet for their actual lives, not an idealised version of them. This article is the conversation he has at the counter every single week — written down, so everyone can … Read more