In addition rice birds relish live food, especially small mealworms. Rice birds also enjoy fresh greens, particularly green leafy spinach, which is highly recommended. Then my rice birds eagerly peck the insides of the bean. In addition, offer rice birds cuttlebone, finely ground oyster shell or mineral mixture and a little grit. To accommodate rice birds, also offer fresh drinking and bathing water daily.
Rice birds are avid bathers and deserve the opportunity for a daily bath.
Bathing helps keep your birds plumage in top condition, and it is a community activity rice birds enjoy. Or, if possible, offer a cage closer to 40 inches in length, which provides more room for exercise and encourages rice birds to stay active. I provide mine with a buggie nest box. If a roosting nest encourages the birds to breed continuously, however, remove the nest, since rice birds do adjust to sleeping on a perch, especially if the roosting spot has a little plant cover to screen the sleepers from view. Rice birds are highly social birds witb very interesting behaviors.