When presented with a new or unfamiliar object, some parrots may experience panic and anxiety and attempt to avoid it or retreat. This is known as “neophobia” or the fear of new things. 🦜📚😱
One of my birds had this. I always introduced new toys by first putting it in the same room, then slowly (over days) moving it closer to the cage. Then I hung it on the outside before finally moving it into the cage. If I just hung it in the cage without this introduction, she would get used to its presence but wouldn’t interact with the toy.
My other bird I just put it straight into the cage. She gave zero Fs lol
One of my birds had this. I always introduced new toys by first putting it in the same room, then slowly (over days) moving it closer to the cage. Then I hung it on the outside before finally moving it into the cage. If I just hung it in the cage without this introduction, she would get used to its presence but wouldn’t interact with the toy.
My other bird I just put it straight into the cage. She gave zero Fs lol