New UK Budgie Welfare Study Reveals What Most Owners Get Wrong

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and kept budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching how UK owners keep the country’s most popular cage bird. The UK now keeps over one million budgies — the most popular pet bird in Britain by a significant margin, according … Read more

What Can I Substitute For [Common Food] In My Budgie’s Diet? UK 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 people who keep them. Substitution questions come to the counter regularly — the specific food is out of stock, the bird has … Read more

Why Does My Budgie Lick The Cage Bars? UK Honest Guide From 35 Years

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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 people who keep them. Cage bar licking is a behaviour that comes up at the counter regularly — and the answers range … Read more

Can Budgies Eat Strawberries? The Honest UK Feeding Answer From 35 Years

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 answered the “can my budgie eat…” question more times than he can count, with strawberries being one of the most common … Read more

Can Budgies Eat Cucumber? The Honest UK Feeding Answer From 35 Years

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. Questions about specific foods come up at the counter every week. Cucumber is one of the most common. … 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

Can Budgies Eat Lettuce? The Honest UK Feeding Answer From 35 Years

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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 watching owners try to do right by their birds and, occasionally, being given information that is technically correct but not actually useful. The lettuce question is one where the honest answer … Read more

Can Budgies Eat Grapes? The Honest UK Feeding Answer From 35 Years

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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 answering questions about what these birds can and cannot eat. The grape question comes up regularly, and it is a gateway to a more important conversation about budgie diet that most … Read more

Can Budgies Eat Apples? The Honest UK Feeding Answer From 35 Years

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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 answered the “can my budgie eat…” question more times than he can count. This is his honest answer to one of … Read more

Can Budgies Eat Bananas? The Honest UK Feeding Answer From 35 Years

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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 answered the “can my budgie eat…” question more times than he can count. This is his honest answer to one of … Read more