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

My Budgie Is Breathing Fast at Rest. This Is the Sign I Dread Most After 35 Years. Act Today.

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. In that time there are symptoms that make him stop what he is doing and give the owner … Read more

Why Is My Budgie’s Tail Bobbing? After 35 Years, I Know When It Is Nothing — And When To Panic.

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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. Tail bobbing in a budgie is one of the most important health signals these birds produce. Most of the time it means nothing. Sometimes it means … 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 Is Losing Weight After 35 Years, Here Is What That Usually 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 watching these birds thrive and, more often than he would like, watching the early warning signs of illness get missed until they were harder to treat. A budgie losing weight is … Read more

My Budgie Keeps Opening Its Mouth. After 35 Years, I Know Exactly When To Panic and When Not To.

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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, he has seen open-mouth breathing in budgies mean nothing at all and he has seen it mean a bird in serious respiratory distress that needed a vet within hours. The difference between those … 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

My Budgie Is On the Cage Floor But Still Alive What To Do Right Now

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. If your budgie is on the cage floor right now and you are reading this, do not spend long on this introduction. Scroll to the assessment … Read more

Why Is My Budgie Drinking So Much Water? UK Owner’s Honest Guide From 35 Years

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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. A budgie drinking noticeably more water than usual is one of those symptoms that owners often dismiss — and occasionally should not. This is his honest guide on what it … Read more

Why Is My Budgie Wheezing? UK Owner’s Urgent Guide From 35 Years

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of keeping, breeding, and advising on budgies. A wheezing budgie is one of the most urgent concerns an owner can bring to the shop. This is his honest guide on what it means, what causes it, and … Read more