New toy introduction — my bird is terrified

Every time I put a new toy in the cage my lineolated parakeet freaks out and won't go near it for days. I've tried leaving it near the cage first, playing with it myself, everything. How do you introduce new toys?

Lineolated parakeets are famously sensitive little souls—what you're describing is super common with linnies, who often prefer their world predictable and quiet. Since you've already tried the "

I remember when my Pionus went through this phase. I was so worried but my vet said it's actually really common.

My lineolated parakeet did this too! Turned out it was because of jealousy of a new person, pet, or even object in the home. Once I addressed that, everything went back to normal.