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Cockatiels Are Now the UK’s Second Most Popular Pet Bird in 2026. After 35 Years, Here Is the One Thing Every New Cockatiel Owner Gets Completely Wrong.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds specifically. Cockatiels have now firmly established themselves as the UK’s most popular small parrot after the budgie, and current industry rankings place them as the country’s … Read more

UK Pet Bird Ownership Has Never Been Higher. After 35 Years, Here Is the One Thing Most New Owners Get Wrong in the First Week.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching new owners take a bird home for the first time and seeing exactly where, in the first week, things tend to go wrong. UK pet bird ownership has climbed to … Read more

Decoding Strange Hamster Noises — UK Owner’s 35-Year Honest Translation

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold hamsters at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. Hamster noises are one of the things owners ask about most consistently, usually with some mixture of amusement and genuine concern. Most of the sounds a … Read more

UK Cockatiel Heat Stress Warning — Emergency 35-Year Action Guide

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds, including the emergency calls that come in every time the UK has a genuinely hot spell. Heat stress in cockatiels is fast, serious, and far more … Read more

Why Your Cockatiel Hisses At You — UK Owner’s Honest 35-Year Guide

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. A cockatiel that hisses is one of the most misread birds in pet keeping. Owners assume aggression when the bird is communicating something quite specific. This … Read more

The Truth About UK Pet Bird Diets — What 35 Years Has Taught Me They Actually Need

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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 how owners feed their birds, and watching what happens when the diet is right and when it is not. Diet is the single area where I see … Read more

Why Your Budgie Sleeps With One Foot Up — UK Owner’s Reassuring 35-Year Guide

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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 sleeping with one foot tucked up is one of the most common things new owners ask about. The answer almost always puts their mind … Read more

The UK Hedgehog Question — Why Paradise Pets Won’t Sell You One (35-Year Honest Answer)

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of deciding what we will and will not sell, and why. The hedgehog question comes up regularly, usually from someone who has seen one online or heard that they are legal to keep. This is the honest … Read more

Why Your Pet Bird Is Watching You More Than You Realise — 35-Year UK Truth

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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 that time, the thing that has impressed him most about these animals is not how much they can learn. It … Read more

5 UK Pet Shop Products You Should Never Buy For Your Pet Bird

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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 what products help birds and what products harm them. The pet shop market for bird products is large, poorly regulated in some areas, and contains a number … Read more