We are very well known for our small furries which include hamsters, gerbils, mice, rabbits and guinea pigs.
We breed our own mice and the vast majority of our rabbits and guinea pigs. This section is looked after by a team of friendly staff led by Sarah, who has a great interest in the rabbits and guineas, having exhibited them for over 40 years.
We normally stock Syrian and Dwarf hamsters, gerbils and fancy exhibition type mice in chocolate, tan and tri-coloureds.
Our rabbits are always very popular; in general we stock Netherland Dwarfs, Mini Lops, Dwarf Lops, Mini Rex and Dutch.
Quite often you will be able to see the babies with Mum whilst they are growing on.
With the guinea pigs we have lots of different breeds normally available, such as Teddies, Rex, Alpacas, Peruvians, Crested, Self, and occasionally Dalmatians and Roans.
Our small furries are bred and raised in the UK - you won't find any that have been imported from abroad.
From Small Animals
Read the latest updates, care tips and helpful advice from our Small Animals section.
Small animal care guides from Paradise Pets Swindon, covering rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and gerbils with practical welfare advice from our Swindon shop.
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 hamsters and small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. In that time, he has seen the same heartbreaking situation play out hundreds of times — a UK family loses their hamster much … 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 watching what happens in the first days after a guinea pig goes to a new home. The first week is the most critical period in the animal’s settling process — … 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. How a hamster sleeps is one of the most consistent indicators of how it is actually feeling. This is his guide to reading those signals accurately. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily first-hand experience with these animals and the people who keep them. Every summer, without exception, he sees rabbits brought in or hears from owners whose rabbits have died from … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold rabbits and guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK summers become warmer and more unpredictable, and over 35 years of receiving distressed phone calls from owners who did not act early enough when the temperature … 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 watching these animals thrive in the right conditions and suffer, gradually and quietly, in the wrong ones. The single most common welfare mistake he sees with guinea pigs is also … 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 first-hand experience with these animals. The lettuce question comes up regularly, usually from owners who have been doing what everyone around them told them was fine. This is his honest answer. … 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 watching what happens when people buy rabbits for the right reasons and the wrong ones. There is one question he asks every customer before a rabbit goes to a new home. … Read more