Mynah's need low iron softbill pellets for half of their diet. The other half is composed of finely chopped fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and beans.They enjoy apples, bananas, pears, melons, peaches, guavas, mango, plums, papaya, cooked potatoes (baked or mashed), corn, boiled rice and pasta. Some good protein sources include white meats such as chicken, fish, turkey and pork, chopped boiled egg, and beans. Some enjoy eating bits of lettuce.

Make clean drinking water available all the time. You must provide enough water for him to dip his bill into the water, fill his bill up and let it run down his gullet.

Your Mynah should have water readily available at all times.

Mynahdroppings should be removed daily and the bottom of the Cage disinfected at least weekly.

Use Gravel Paper already cut to size and made especially for bird cages. This is the cleanest and easiest low maintenance way to go. It will absorb spilled water and droppings.

Once a month you'll want to disinfect the walls of the cage to protect your Mynah's health. The Water Dispenser and Feeder Bowl should be rinsed out daily and disinfected weekly. This helps protect against harmful bacteria. Cage Cleaners disinfect and dissolve hard dried-up droppings.

Trim your Mynah's nails and beak. Wing clipping is also recommended if you want to limit or eliminate the bird's flying abilities. If you do not feel comfortable trimming or clipping, an avian veterinarian or breeder will do it for a small fee.

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Mynahs are very social birds and are happier being around people. They have short attention spans so they are not as interested in toys as parrots are. They are intrested in what's going on around them. Mynahs enjoy picking things up and carrying them around so they will enjoy toys that promote that. Do not use rope or sting toys with Mynahs because their tongue is naturally split and can get tangled.

The cage should be large enough to have at least three perches. Mynahs don't climb they hop and fly from perch to perch. Keep the cage in an area where your Mynah can get plenty of attention. Being around people helps Mynahs socialize and promotes talking.

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The mynahs (also spelt mynas) are birds of the starling family (Sturnidae). This is a group of passerine birds which occur naturally only in southern and eastern Asia. Several species have been introduced to areas like North America, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, especially the Common Myna which is often regarded as an invasive species.

mynahs are not a natural group (Zuccon et al. 2006); instead, they are a term used for any starling in India and surrounding areas, regardless of their relationships. This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings, first by rather ancestral starlings related to the Coleto and Aplonis lineages, and millions of years later by birds related to the Common Starling and Wattled Starling's ancestors. These two groups of mynahs can be distinguished in the more terrestrial adaptions of the latter, which usually also have less glossy plumage except on the heads and longer tails. The Bali Myna which is nearly extinct in the wild is highly distinctive.

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