Why is my cockatiel afraid of a toilet paper tube???

Question

my female cockatiel sunset is 1.5 years old.For some reason she is terrified of it and will get so scared she screams. Why does she do this???

Answer 1

Because she doesn't know what it is. You have to introduce new toys and objects to birds slowly and show them that it will not hurt them. Take her out of her cage, and play with the tube in front of her, show her that it is fun and not scary. Laugh and smile as you play with the tube and let her see you are having fun and it is not hurting you. But please don't try to force it on her.  If that does not work, leave it near her cage for a few days and let her see it, so she sees it won't hurt her. Then play with it again in front of her in a few days and see how she reacts. You can't just put something new in her cage and expect her to accept it, you have to be patient and help them see it is not harmful. Birds are very suspicious.