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 this species through every kind of British summer. “Why does my budgie seem to hate summer?” is a question that genuinely comes up every single year, and the … 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 this species. One single cage mistake accounts for more budgie health and behaviour problems than everything else combined. This is his honest explanation of what it is, why … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. “Why does my budgie keep yawning?” is a question he hears regularly at the counter. This … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgies, cockatiels, canaries, and aviary birds. In that time, the thing that has impressed him most about these animals is not how much they can learn. It … 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 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 kept, bred, and sold budgerigars at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of hands-on experience with these birds. In that time, the most common mistake he sees is owners not knowing what a healthy budgie actually looks like. This is his honest, practical guide … 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 taps its food before eating is one of the behaviours that owners notice but rarely ask about — assuming it is either normal … 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 does my budgie stare at me?” is one of the most common questions he hears from new owners — and … 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 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
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