From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been opening Paradise Pets Swindon every morning since 1988 — over 35 years of the same routine, the same responsibilities, and the same animals waiting when he arrives. Most customers see the shop when it is open, staffed, and ready. This is his account of what happens … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling pets to families, individuals, and everyone in between. In that time he has turned away customers more than once. This is one of those stories — and why he thinks it is worth … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been running Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily conversations with owners, breeders, vets, and the animals themselves. He has kept, bred, and sold budgies, canaries, cockatiels, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and a long list of other species. This article is something … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, sold, and advised on budgerigars at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. A bleeding beak is one of the most alarming things a budgie owner can encounter, and it is also one of the situations where the … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and kept cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with one of the UK’s most popular cage birds. A cockatiel that bites its owner is one of the most common behaviour complaints he hears — and one of the … 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. A budgie with one eye closed is one of the more alarming things a new owner can see — and one … 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. Budgie stretching is one of those behaviours that owners notice and then wonder about — is it normal, is it excessive, … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, sold, and advised on cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of direct experience with birds of every kind. The question about exotic parrots comes up more often than people might expect, and the answer is always the same. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, sold, and advised on cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars. Questions about fresh food come up at the counter almost every week. Carrots are one of the most commonly asked about, and they … 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. A budgie that has stopped talking is one of the questions he gets asked regularly — sometimes casually, sometimes with real … Read more