If a fox eats more food than it needs its reproduction rate/coefficient increases

<syntaxhighlight lang="csharp"> //This "else" statement has been added to increase the Reproduction Rate if the fox has eaten as much as, or more than, it needs. if (FoodUnitsConsumedThisPeriod < FoodUnitsNeeded)

                   {
                       CalculateNewAge();
                       if (ShowDetail)
                       {
                           Console.WriteLine("  Fox ages further due to lack of food.");
                       }
                   }
                   else
                   {
                       ReproductionBonus = 0.2;
                       if (ShowDetail)
                       {
                           Console.WriteLine(" Fox wants some poon because he ate too much. Reproduction Rate increased by 0.2 for this turn.");
                       }
                   }

// To implement this change, a "ReproductionBonus" variable has been created within the fox class: private double ReproductionBonus = 0;

//The new ReproductionBonus is implemented to affect the Reproduction Rate as shown below:

public bool ReproduceThisPeriod()
       {
           double ReproductionProbability = 0.25 + ReproductionBonus;
           if (Rnd.Next(0, 100) < ReproductionProbability * 100)
           {
               return true;
           }
           else
           {
               return false;
           }
       }