As long as shes taking it head first or tail first she should be ok. If she tries to get it down sideways you might have to try and get it away from her. If you want her to start taking it from the head. Dangle the mouse or rat just over her so she can reach it by the tail. So she can strike at its head. Some kind of long tweezers would be good if your worried about her getting your hand. Cause she might. Once she figures out that it goes down better head first she should take it. Was it F/T? If so she will go for the warmest part of the mouse. My corns use to do that alot with there F/T. For some reason the back side was a bit warmer. Hope that help some.