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. Regurgitation is one of the most misunderstood budgie behaviours he is asked about. Most of the time it is completely normal. Sometimes it is not. Knowing … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. Beak grinding is one of the questions he is asked about regularly, most often by new owners who have heard the sound for the first time … Read more
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. In that time, he has been asked about budgie head bobbing more times than he can count — by new owners … Read more
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. In that time, the science of how budgies actually see the world has changed significantly, and what we now know about … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. Beak clicking is one of the most frequently misunderstood budgie sounds. Most of the time it means the bird is completely happy. Occasionally it means something … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. Feather loss is one of the most common concerns owners bring to the counter. The causes range from entirely normal to genuinely serious — and 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 first-hand experience with these birds. Regurgitation is one of the most misunderstood budgie behaviours he is asked about. Most of the time it is completely normal. Sometimes it is not. Knowing … 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 kept well and, more times than he would like, watching problems that were easily treatable get left until they were not. An overgrown beak is one of 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 answering questions about these birds from owners who are worried, confused, or simply not sure what normal looks like. A budgie that has gone quiet is one of the most common … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has had countless worried owners describe a budgie that will not stop scratching. This article is his honest, practical guide on what … Read more