Ok, before the question here is the back story. I have been trying to get two of my black rats to breed for about a month now but they just would not lock up. The female was willing but the male was not. So yesterday I decided to place him with his smaller sister just to see what would happen. He went CRAZY! He was all over her trying to pen her and lock up. But she would have none of it. She is blue and I just figured it was my last chance for babies. I decided that since he was so worked up and FINALLY in the mood that I would place him with his originally chosen mate. He to my jpy courted and mounted her. I watched from a few feet away and tried to not be intrusive. So here is my question. When breeding, do they insert themselves multiple times over the course of about 15-20 minutes. Or do they usually lock up and stay locked up for the full duration? Because I could not see them locked up from my angle. But they were in the right place. He would just get aligned, stay that way for a minute or so, and then they would re-adjust. This happened for probably 20 minutes or so. When I went in for a closer look she had some "leekage" for lack of a better word. It was basically an off yellow drop of liquid coming from her vent. So should I hope for babies yet or keep trying?
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