Nutrition in Mynahs
- Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals
- Overview of Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals
- Nutrition in Birds
- Nutrition in Psittacines
- Nutrition in Passerines
- Nutrition in Columbiformes
- Nutrition in Raptors
- Nutrition in Piscivorous Birds
- Nutrition in Waterfowl
- Nutrition in Gallinaceous Birds
- Nutrition in Ratites
- Nutrition in Mynahs
- Nutrition in Toucans
- Managing Nutrition of Avian Zoological Collections
- Handrearing Zoo Mammals
- Nutrition in Bats
- Nutrition in Zoo Carnivores
- Nutrition in Insectivores, Edentates, and Aardvarks
- Nutrition in Marine Mammals
- Nutrition in Marsupials
- Nutrition in Primates
- Nutrition in Rodents and Lagomorphs
- Nutrition in Subungulates and Ungulates
- Nutrition in Reptiles
- Nutrition in Crocodilians
- Nutrition in Snakes
- Nutrition in Turtles
- Nutrition in Tortoises
- Nutrition in Lizards
- Nutrition in Fish
Mynah birds of the family Sturnidae are omnivorous. Preferred food items in the wild include fruits, a variety of insects, and small reptiles and amphibians. In captivity, a low-iron pelleted diet to prevent iron storage disease (≤100 ppm iron) and fruit are generally fed. Fruits high in vitamin C should be avoided, because these facilitate iron absorption.
During breeding, insects such as mealworms are preferred by the parents for feeding their young. Calcium gut-loading or dusting of insects with calcium powder will help prevent hypocalcemia in the chicks.
- Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals
- Overview of Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals
- Nutrition in Birds
- Nutrition in Psittacines
- Nutrition in Passerines
- Nutrition in Columbiformes
- Nutrition in Raptors
- Nutrition in Piscivorous Birds
- Nutrition in Waterfowl
- Nutrition in Gallinaceous Birds
- Nutrition in Ratites
- Nutrition in Mynahs
- Nutrition in Toucans
- Managing Nutrition of Avian Zoological Collections
- Handrearing Zoo Mammals
- Nutrition in Bats
- Nutrition in Zoo Carnivores
- Nutrition in Insectivores, Edentates, and Aardvarks
- Nutrition in Marine Mammals
- Nutrition in Marsupials
- Nutrition in Primates
- Nutrition in Rodents and Lagomorphs
- Nutrition in Subungulates and Ungulates
- Nutrition in Reptiles
- Nutrition in Crocodilians
- Nutrition in Snakes
- Nutrition in Turtles
- Nutrition in Tortoises
- Nutrition in Lizards
- Nutrition in Fish
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