1st ever breeding

[nicktreb]

This is my first ever breeding, i know we are out of the mating "season" but my girl has refused food for 2 weeks so i threw my male in with her. One hour later i go to check on them and this is how they are. I went to work and came back, its been 9 hours and still going strong.

Could she have been refusing food because of the shedding process?