How to Keep a Crested Myna in Winter? Winter Care Methods and Precautions

The crested myna is sensitive to cold, not prone to illness, and has a wide diet; meat, various insects, rice-field eel, maggots, plant seeds, fruit, cooked rice and so on are all its tasty foods. So how do you keep a crested myna in winter?

1. Environment

In winter, when keeping a crested myna, you should first put a cover on the birdcage, and at night the birdcage should be hung indoors to keep it at a suitable temperature; under no circumstances should it be hung directly outdoors or in the drafty opening of a corridor. When keeping a crested myna, be careful not to leave the birdcage in a cold, damp environment for a long time, as this will cause the crested myna to fall ill and seriously affect its health.

2. Temperature

Research has found that the best indoor temperature for keeping a crested myna is between 20-24°C; especially in summer, it is recommended that the temperature had best not exceed 33°C, and in winter the temperature should not stay below 0°C for a long time. The basic principle for keeping a crested myna in winter is to protect it from the cold and keep it warm, take it out to bask in the sun more on sunny days, and strengthen the management of its diet.

3. Bathing

Before bathing the bird, you first need to make sure the bird is healthy; if the bird is not healthy, do not bathe it. It is best to choose noon when there is plenty of sunlight, as this can speed up the drying of its feathers and ensure it does not catch a cold. Do not use warm water for bathing, because if it comes out of warm water and then meets low-temperature air, the bird is more likely to catch a cold.

The crested myna is mainly produced in the southern regions of our country, originally distributed in southern China and the Indochinese Peninsula, and is a typical Oriental realm bird.