Predator killed my rabbit. Need help.

[jnicholes]

WARNING: GRAPHIC POST

I went out to check on my rabbit Sophie today, and I discovered this:

I posted before about her dying, and made a mistake, because she was still alive. This time, there is no doubt.

Something killed her last night.

I’m setting up my trail camera tonight, to try and figure out what the culprit was that did this.

Here is where I need help. Judging from the picture, can anybody tell what did this? Raccoon? Hawk? What could’ve done it?

I also need some emotional support. I’m pretty devastated. She was nine years old.

RIP Sophie.

 

[nuthatched]

We have several raptors that fly around here. Hawks and owls, mainly. They haven’t taken her before, I wonder why they took her now?

Roll of the dice, I guess.
With the pictures you provided on the clean bones, I'm more inclined to think it was a small four legged predator.
Where do you live?

 

[jnicholes]

Roll of the dice, I guess.
With the pictures you provided on the clean bones, I'm more inclined to think it was a small four legged predator.
Where do you live?

I live in a very small town called Dietrich, Idaho.

Sorry I took so long to get back. I’ve been devastated. Wasn’t in a good state to talk.

I went to the hardware store and picked up a bunch of wood and nails and some screws and stuff to make her a casket. I’m gonna bury the casket in my garden once it’s built.

I also got a stone to mark the spot.

I am still pretty sad, so I will post more later.

 

[aart]

I’m giving up on trying to figure out what it was.

It doesn't really matter anyway, it's obvious you need a safer place for any other or future animals kept outdoors.

 

[nuthatched]

I'm sorry you lost your pet.
It could be any predator, her pen looks open to many things. but I'd vote for a raptor.

 

[aart]

Images of the animal crime scene.

Was rabbit locked in that wire crate for safety at night?

 

[Isadora]

Was rabbit locked in that wire crate for safety at night?

Not much extra safety. A raccoon could reach through those bars.

 

[sourland]

Friend had a rabbit killed recently - similar kill site. He caught a mink using the carcass as bait.

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

It doesn't look like a raptor to me, but I could be wrong on that. To be honest I've never seen anything like that and I've had raccoons, foxes, and hawks. A rat, maybe? I hope you can find something on the trail cam.

I'm so sorry for your loss

 

[jnicholes]

You’re probably right. One problem, though. The entire yard is fenced, not just the run. I don’t think a dog could get in.

I’m giving up on trying to figure out what it was. It won’t bring her back.