Why Is My Budgie Sneezing With Discharge? UK Urgent Guide From 35 Years

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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. Sneezing with discharge is one of the signs that owners sometimes try to explain away — a bit of dust, the weather changing, the heating coming … Read more

My Budgie’s Feet Are Curling Up. After 35 Years, Here Is What That Means

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

Why Is My Budgie’s Vent Looking Wet Or Dirty? UK Urgent Guide From 35 Years

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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

My Budgie Is Not Sleeping at Night. After 35 Years, Here Is Why That Should Never Be Ignored.

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 is not sleeping at night is one of the concerns that owners do not always take seriously enough. In most cases, there is … Read more

Why Does My Budgie Keep Flapping Its Wings on the Perch? After 35 Years, Here Is What It Means.

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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. Wing flapping on the perch is one of the most frequently misread behaviours new budgie owners bring to the counter. In most cases, it is entirely … Read more

Why Your Budgie Is Plucking Its Feathers — A UK Owner’s Honest Guide From 35 Years at Paradise Pets

Worried budgie with plucked chest feathers in UK home cage

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 worried owners walk through the door carrying a bird that is pulling its own feathers out. This article is … Read more

I’ve Sold Budgies for 35 Years — Here Are 5 Mistakes UK Owners Still Make in 2026

Healthy budgie at Paradise Pets Swindon

From Neil at Paradise Pets I’ll let you in on something. After 35 years of running Paradise Pets here in Swindon, I genuinely thought UK budgie owners would have moved on from the same old mistakes by now. The information is everywhere — better than it’s ever been. And yet, week after week in 2026, … Read more