UK Guinea Pig Or Pet Rabbit For Your Family? After 35 Years At The Counter, Here Is Honestly Which One I Would Recommend And Why.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs and rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK families make one of the most common pet decisions British households face when choosing a first small animal pet for children or family life. The guinea … Read more

UK Rabbit RHD Vaccination Warning 2026 — Every Owner Must Know This

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily first-hand experience with these animals and the people who keep them. RHD has been the disease he has had to explain most urgently to owners in recent years, and … Read more

5 Foods People Give Rabbits That Should Never Be in the Hutch

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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. Rabbit diet is one of the areas where well-meaning owners cause the most accidental harm — not through neglect, but through … Read more

Why Rabbits Hate Being Picked Up — And What to Do Instead

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold rabbits at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK families understand and care for these often-misunderstood animals. In that time, the single most common disappointment he hears from owners is that their rabbit “does not like being held.” … Read more

The Rabbit Hutch Mistake Almost Every First-Time Owner Makes

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold rabbits and small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience watching UK families bring rabbits home and then come back, sometimes weeks later, sometimes years later, with the same difficult realisation. This is his honest, practical … Read more