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 that has suddenly become aggressive is one of the most common and most distressing things a budgie owner brings to him. In almost every … 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 sold and kept small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of experience with hamsters and the owners who love them. “Why is my hamster squeaking?” is one of the most common questions he hears from new hamster owners — and one of … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching the relationship between UK bird owners and veterinary care change across decades. The UK veterinary workforce is under documented, systemic pressure — 48 percent of vets have considered leaving the sector according to the Zoetis … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with birds of all kinds. The disease currently spreading through UK garden bird populations is something he has been watching with concern, and the questions about pet bird … 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 watching which animals families choose, and why those reasons shift with the times. I want to be honest from the start about something the title of this piece … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgies, cockatiels, canaries, and aviary birds. In December 2025 the government published what it described as the most ambitious animal welfare strategy in a generation. This article … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been selling cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. This article is not a care guide or a health article. It is something he has wanted to write for a while — an honest account of the thing he has noticed most consistently across … Read more
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 this species through every kind of British summer. “Why does my budgie seem to hate summer?” is a question that genuinely comes up every single year, and the … Read more
Updated 24 September 2026: Replaced unsupported mortality rankings with a product-check and suspected-exposure plan. Heated PTFE coatings, smoke and other airborne hazards can seriously harm pet birds. The useful question is which products and activities create avoidable exposure in your home, and what you will do if you suspect it has happened. PTFE poisoning is … Read more