They might not have killed it at all. Rodents will consume other dead rodents. If they didn't have that instinct then any time a rodent died the smell could draw their predators to where they live.Originally Posted by Johnny84
If it's just one, I would not get too upset. I found a mouse leg and tail in my mouse bin once. It was the only time out of 6 litters raised so far in that harem that it has happened. All of the adults are very gentle with the babies, the mother's nurse each other's young and even the male puts up with babies trying to crawl up under him. I think the bits I found were from a mouse that had died for whatever other reason, not one that had been killed.
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