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 watched countless worried owners walk through the door carrying a bird that is pulling its own feathers out. This article is … Read more
From Neil at Paradise Pets I’ll let you in on something. After 35 years of running Paradise Pets here in Swindon, I genuinely thought UK budgie owners would have moved on from the same old mistakes by now. The information is everywhere — better than it’s ever been. And yet, week after week in 2026, … Read more
Early on, when I was still finding my feet in this business, someone suggested I look into importing birds from Europe. The prices were lower. The variety was broader. On paper, it made sense. I looked into it. And then I decided, quite firmly, that we wouldn’t do it. That decision has shaped everything about … Read more