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| Hi everyone,
I'm moving to a little studio soon and would like to take my two birds (conures) with me. In German, they are considered as Grosssittiche (I think!). In the rental contract, it says that Kleintiere (wie Hamster, Kanarienvögel, Zierfische) are allowed without permission, while grösseren Haustieren (wie Katzen, Hunde, Hasen, Papageien, Reptilien) requires written permission of the landlord.
Well, conures are not as small as canaries, but neither are they as large as the large parrots (though scientifically they are the same family as they have the same type of feet!).
I had the same rule in my current apartment contract, and I did write the landlord to explain that I wanted to get Grosssittiche (this was before I bought them!). He said ok. However, the new landlord might be fussier and I'm worried about asking before I move there as he might change his mind about giving the place to me, or say no to the birds, which would be awful!!!
I know bird owning is rare around here but I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience? Does anyone know if "Grosssittiche" can be considered as small animals? (They are 25cm including tail, probably 15cm without tail  ).
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In most cases the landlord is worried about noise. A conure is a small parrot. This is not the same as a canaries, budgies or cockatiels. We have a parrot, a cockatoo, and she is slightly larger than your conures. She talks, sings, whistles and screeches. However, all of this is during the day. She is asleep by the time it is dark and she sleeps for about 14 hours. Are your birds noisy? Some conures are known to be. This would be the landlord's concern.
Keeping larger birds has become more difficult due to the strict housing requirements for their aviaries. For small parrots, the recommended cage size is minimum 2 x wing span per bird. Can make things a bit tight in a small studio.
I recommend you ask permission. There is really no way around this. Parrot owners are generally not welcome in apartments. If your parrots are young and have not reached maturity, they may get noisier.