LF Advice for F Ball Who Eats Rats Backwards?

[Feistay94]

Good morning all,

My female ball is 2y2m old and she insists on eating her rats tail first. She went into brumation around the time Covid hit us (March 2020) and was off food until maybe July, she ate one rat (no strike, just left it lying in cage for a few min and she ate it anyways), went back off, ate another in August but this time backwards. Since then she's eating every 2-3 weeks but every single rat she eats is tail first. Other than trouble w the legs, she's fine eating them backwards.

I have double checked the usual things (humidity, temp, size of rat, sheds, etc) and she demonstrates prey drive, but only if I hold the rat with the tongs by the head. She won't strike it if I hold it by the tail. I don't want to brain the rat either bc she never liked to eat the rats if they get bloody while thawing.

I'm assuming this is a non-issue, but I wanted to ask around just in case. Thanks in advance!