If she strikes then balls up put the dead rat on her and wiggle it. She will think she is killing it and it is trying to wiggle free and will coil it better. After it is "dead" she should eat it. Try to feed her when she is in her hide so the opening of the hide directs her to the rat. Then just wiggle its face into the hide. Alternatively, you could loose the wiggle all together and just leave it sit in the opening of the hide. I have one snake that likes his food good and dead before he eats it. Lazy bum does not like to kill or squeeze, just slither over and eat.