I'm afraid to say that was a raccoon. That's exactly what raccoons do - reach in, grab, and pull anything they can out. They have skinny arms and just the type of hands to do it.
You will need to find a better place for your cage. (and incidentally, they can and will open cage latches.) If you can't tonight, they leave a bright light on and a plug-in radio on a channel that plays only talk radio all n ight long without break. Then make a place where you can keep them.
I hate to seem overly negative, but the one with the missing limb probably lost a lot of blood and will be infected. If he is very active and wanting to live, you will need to give him boiled egg yolks mixed with crumbles mixed with water. But expect that he likely won't live, be glad if he does. Give him comforts in case of either living or dying.
As for the bone, if you cannot get a vet to attend, expect that the bone will probably cause infection issues. These babies are quite small. Bones like that can be cut off, muscle wrapped over and stitched, skin stitched over that, but the bone will leak air, the bone and the air and thus the respiratory tract will likely become infected, and this really requires a vet's care. Unfortunately if a bone is sticking out (not just skin scalped to the bone) it's a very hard situation to mend. particularly in young babies.
If you cannot cull yet, give them comfort, food and water, heat, dress the wounds, and separate them in a very soft clean place. And keep things nice and quiet and calm for them.
I'll say a prayer for mercy for them, you, your other babies.
As for the raccoon, please do at least live trap him. Wildlife people can relocate him if you can't dispatch him. But he will be back, and they don't kill for food. They kill because they're smart.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. It's heartbreaking.
You will need to find a better place for your cage. (and incidentally, they can and will open cage latches.) If you can't tonight, they leave a bright light on and a plug-in radio on a channel that plays only talk radio all n ight long without break. Then make a place where you can keep them.
I hate to seem overly negative, but the one with the missing limb probably lost a lot of blood and will be infected. If he is very active and wanting to live, you will need to give him boiled egg yolks mixed with crumbles mixed with water. But expect that he likely won't live, be glad if he does. Give him comforts in case of either living or dying.
As for the bone, if you cannot get a vet to attend, expect that the bone will probably cause infection issues. These babies are quite small. Bones like that can be cut off, muscle wrapped over and stitched, skin stitched over that, but the bone will leak air, the bone and the air and thus the respiratory tract will likely become infected, and this really requires a vet's care. Unfortunately if a bone is sticking out (not just skin scalped to the bone) it's a very hard situation to mend. particularly in young babies.
If you cannot cull yet, give them comfort, food and water, heat, dress the wounds, and separate them in a very soft clean place. And keep things nice and quiet and calm for them.
I'll say a prayer for mercy for them, you, your other babies.
As for the raccoon, please do at least live trap him. Wildlife people can relocate him if you can't dispatch him. But he will be back, and they don't kill for food. They kill because they're smart.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. It's heartbreaking.
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