I cant get my jacksons to breed.

I have 2 females and one male jackson. I am trying to get them to mate but have not had much luck. What happens is I will put a female into the males cage. The female will usualy go and sunbath while the male gets all startled and hides from her. I sometimes see him rock a little but with both of my females they dont seem to mind him. What do I do?

Patients is the name of the game.

Make sure that the male and females cages have no view of each other. (I used to put a piece of card board in between their cage so they could not see each other) Then once a week, introduce the male into the female's cage.

If they rock, they are not interested and possibly stressed out. Remove the male and try again in a few days. The male when ready should bob his head, the female may or may not bob back at him, however, he will attempt to mount her. If all is good she will receive him and then the wait for babies begins.

Hope this helps. Good luck and keep trying. The miracle of those babies is well worth the patients it takes to get them.