no interest in breeding

[lourhys]

I have a trio of reds, who live in an insulated shed set up. They seem all happy enough except have no interest in mating! Two females and one male. Any ideas.....I spend a lot of time with mine and hear of others breeding by accident in make shift habitats (such as overturned wardrobes with very little equipment?... when the male was delivered, they met outside their shed (on the utility room floor lol) and he got his bits out on parade but never seen an indicator since!
Any ideas

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by lourhys

I have a trio of reds, who live in an insulated shed set up. They seem all happy enough except have no interest in mating! Two females and one male. Any ideas.....I spend a lot of time with mine and hear of others breeding by accident in make shift habitats (such as overturned wardrobes with very little equipment?... when the male was delivered, they met outside their shed (on the utility room floor lol) and he got his bits out on parade but never seen an indicator since!
Any ideas

The reds i kept mainly bred in oct onwards , the other thing worth trying is to get another male , 2 male reds can be kept together quite easily .

[jeff]

Another thing you can try is to seperate the male for awhile,Then place the female in his pen.

[joanna]

Originally Posted by lourhys

I have a trio of reds, who live in an insulated shed set up. They seem all happy enough except have no interest in mating! Two females and one male. Any ideas.....I spend a lot of time with mine and hear of others breeding by accident in make shift habitats (such as overturned wardrobes with very little equipment?... when the male was delivered, they met outside their shed (on the utility room floor lol) and he got his bits out on parade but never seen an indicator since!
Any ideas

Hi, what size are they and what's the temp range in the shed? My adults started breeding around 2.5 yrs ago. It took around 6 months from 1st noticing mating to laying but the female lays regular around every 6 weeks since. I lowered temps as a trial - this at around 28C cut out mating activity, which is why I ask about your temps.