The invention relates to a pipe pusher and a method for handling the problem that the pipe pusher cannot enter soil smoothly during construction. The pipe pusher comprises a pusher head, a pusher body, a cutter disc and a mud water bin, wherein the cutter disc is installed at the front end of the pusher head, and the mud water bin is installed in the pusher body. The cutter disc comprises a spindle installation hole, first soil inlets and second soil inlets, wherein the spindle installation hole is located in the position of the central axis of the cutter disc; the first soil inlets are evenly distributed in the portions, close to the outer edge, of the cutter disc; and the second soil inlets and the first soil inlets are formed in a staggered mode in the circumferential direction. The second soil inlets are distributed in a radial mode with the spindle installation hole as the center. The second soil inlets close to the spindle installation hole are a plurality of rectangular holes which are evenly arranged, and the second soil inlets away from the spindle installation hole are special-shaped holes. According to the pipe pusher and the method for handling the problem that the pipe pusher cannot enter soil smoothly, by improving the structure of the pipe pusher, the problem that the pipe pusher cannot enter soil smoothly during construction is solved, and the effect that construction is conducted normally can be guaranteed.