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. Feather plucking is one of the most distressing things a budgie owner can witness, and one … 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. Bird flu headlines come and go. The biosecurity mistakes that put pet birds at risk do … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling budgies, advising on their care, and visiting the homes of owners who wanted help. In that time he has seen the same mistake more times than he can count. This article is about that mistake … Read more
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. Missing feathers, bald patches, and unusual feather loss are among the more common things owners bring to the … Read more
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 live and watching them die, and gradually developing a clear view of why the average UK pet budgie lives significantly shorter than it should. This article is his … Read more
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 parasites that affect them. Mites are among the most common and most consistently under-checked health risks in UK pet budgies — not … Read more
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
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. The tongue is one of the least-discussed parts of a budgie’s anatomy in most care guides, and one … Read more
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. A dirty, soiled, or matted vent area is one of the signs that owners most consistently underestimate — … Read more
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. A black beak is one of those symptoms that sends owners to the search bar in a panic … Read more