Help!

[PKMorphs]

My female boa is attempting to eat her rat backwards (from the tail first)...should i intervene or will she get it down without harming herself???

[llovelace]

Leave her be, she'll figure it out.

[Jason Bowden]

Let her do her thing. She may restart from the head or swallow as is.

[PKMorphs]

yep she got it down tail first...i was just afraid that the claws would scratch her on the way down or something...but all seems good

[Crazy4Herps]

yep she got it down tail first...i was just afraid that the claws would scratch her on the way down or something...but all seems good

That's more of a concern with lizards and invertebrates, swallowing rats backwards should not cause any issues. Glad she's okay.

[Wh00h0069]

Some of my snakes aren't the brightest crayons in the box either. It won't hurt them though. They normally figure it out after a while.