A teenager charged over a home invasion in Melbourne's west last month has refused to front court because he was having a sleep.

Two of teenagers - aged 17 and 16 - were due to face a children’s court on Friday for an administrative hearing over the February 27 incident in Albion in Melbourne’s west.

The 16-year-old, who is in custody, showed up, but the court heard his co-accused refused to get on the bus from juvenile detention.

The 17-year-old’s case was adjourned for a couple of hours in the hope he could be talked into attending, but the court was told he was asleep and could not be woken.

The magistrate said the behaviour was unacceptable.