From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and advised on rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of experience with one of the UK’s most popular small pets. Every autumn, the same questions start arriving at the counter: Is my outdoor rabbit going to be okay this winter? What … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been running Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of buying, keeping, selling, and caring for animals at the same shop on the same site. The question of what happens to animals that do not sell is one that comes up regularly, and it deserves … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold hamsters at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK families buy hamster cages and bring them home. In that time, he has come to a conclusion that most UK pet owners would find genuinely surprising — almost every … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK families choose first pets for their children, and watching what happens to those relationships afterward. In that time, he has come to a counter-intuitive conclusion — the pets most UK families ask about when … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching rabbit pairings work and watching them fail. Two female rabbits kept together is one of the most consistently misunderstood combinations in small animal keeping. It is not automatically a problem. … 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 these animals communicate in ways their owners frequently miss until the signs are no longer quiet. The birds that do best are almost always the ones whose … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what happens when guinea pig owners get the diet right and when they do not. Vitamin C deficiency is the single most preventable cause of serious illness in pet … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold hamsters at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK families bring home their pet hamsters, and watching what happens to them across the months and years that follow. The published lifespan figures for hamsters — 2 to 3 … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold small animals and birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with customers, both before they bought their pet and sometimes, years later, after things had not gone quite as they expected. Last autumn he did something he … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. Guinea pigs are among the most vocal small animals he stocks, and the most consistently misunderstood. This guide covers the seven sounds you are most … Read more