Can Budgies Eat Carrots? The Honest UK Answer — And the Part Most Owners Get Wrong.

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

Why Is My Budgie Losing Its Colour? After 35 Years, Here Is What the Feathers Are Actually Telling You.

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

My Budgie Looks Fluffed Up But Is Still Eating. After 35 Years, Here Is What I Check First.

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

Why Has My Budgie Stopped Talking? The Honest Answer From 35 Years of Selling Them.

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

My Budgie Keeps Falling Off Its Perch. Here Is What 35 Years at the Counter Taught Me To Look For First.

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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 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

My Budgie Has Gone Quiet Overnight. After 35 Years, I Know Exactly What That Silence Means.

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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 taken hundreds of frightened phone calls that all start the same way: “Neil, my budgie has gone silent overnight.” This is … Read more

My Budgie Is Moulting for the First Time. After 35 Years, Here Is What Normal Looks Like.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of keeping, breeding, and advising on budgies. The first moult is the thing new owners contact us about more than almost anything else. Not because something is wrong — but because it looks alarming if nobody has … Read more

Budgie Lifespan — Why Some Live 4 Years and Others Live 14 The Honest Answer

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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. In that time, he has sold budgies that went on to live fourteen years, and he has spoken … Read more

I’ve Had Budgies Since 1988 Here Are the 10 Things I Tell Every Single New Owner

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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. In that time, he has sold budgies to hundreds of first-time owners and watched the same avoidable mistakes … Read more

The Budgie Foods That UK Owners Think Are Safe But Are Not — From 35 Years at the Counter

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of keeping, breeding, and advising on budgies. In that time, he has had more conversations than he would like about birds that were harmed by food their owners genuinely believed was safe. This article is for every … Read more