Hi, so my boy has been eating for me (though he's difficult about it, but he's eating at least and seems to be settled into his new home fairly well).

Tonight he swallowed a nice piece of aspen with his meal. I'm aware that their digestive system is used to handling bones, claws, fur, etc, so I'm not too concerned. But it was a little off-putting to watch the wedge sticking out as it moved down his body (first time for me seeing this I guess).

I wasn't going to attempt to remove something that was already that far into him, but I looked into this for future reference and found differing practices, so... When is it appropriate to risk regurgitation to intervene when you notice your snake has taken some substrate with his meal, and what is the best way to do so?

In the future I will be putting paper down over the feeding area to help avoid this.

Thanks in advance for your input.