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| I haven't mentioned pets yet because the landlord had no official application form (the current tenant selected me and forwarded my details to him). he sent me the rental contract to sign along with the house rules a few days ago so now i'm debating whether to tell him before or after i sign! (i probably only move the birds in later and not on the day that i move). there is no agency involved, he looks after the rentals himself. | |
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On the rental contract there should be a reference to pets. The keeping of pets is not covered in the house rules, which cover things like noise,for example. You need permission to keep these birds.
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| My conures are pretty small (they are Pyhurras and not Aratingas) and are meant to be quieter than the Aratingas. But, they can still be noisy when they make their morning calls, probably able to be heard by the next door neighbour. They are about the same size as cockatiels.. without their tails, i would say they're only 15-18cm! With tail, about 25cm. One is already almost 2 years old, the other is younger (6 months). They may get noisier if I accidentally reinforce their screaming, but at the moment they are not bad at all. | |
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They are young...just wait until they reach maturity. It gets louder.
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| But you're both right, I should tell him sooner rather than later! Especially if you think they are not Kleintiere (I was just hoping someone might tell me that they count as Kleintiere). | |
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They are absolutely not to be compared to small birds, hamsters and the like.
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| Mrs. Doolittle, have you ever had complaints about your cockatoo? Do let me know some sound proofing tips if you have any  | |
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We rented houses in the past and we had no problems. We own our house and our cockatoo is in a 32m2 centrally playroom downstairs with daylight. The ceiling is Pavaroc (acoustic tiles) unlike the rest of the house which has concrete ceilings and there is a big difference. We consulted many experts before we renovated the room. If you don't own, there is really very little you can do to the dwelling to help with this kind of noise level. In my opinion, parrots and apartments don't work. It's not fair to your neighbours and trust me, they will complain. This is one battle you will have little chance of winning.
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| Ps: I have a cage 1m x 0.75m x 1.5m high so it's large enough for them but yes, pretty tight for a studio! I'll have to sacrifice a sofa! | |
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I would say that would be very tight in a studio. Sounds like you could be making a mistake. Is there a reason why you cannot stay where you are currently living?