Cockatiels and sugar gliders

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Have an applicant that meets our criteria but has cockatiels and sugar gliders. Never been faced with these before. Anybody have experience or thoughts with this?

TIA

[Forrest Williams]

I've had birds before, and the number one thing about them is they poop. The owners will probably do a good job of cleaning it, and certain birds can be trained, but be prepared to deal with some bird poop when they move out. Cockatiels can also be very loud, so that's another thing to consider. I think sugar gliders can be litter trained, but I am not sure. I would make sure there's a pet deposit and a cleaning fee attached to the lease.