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help!! my rabbit cant stop trying to eat human food

last month i got two rabbits. one of them is very mischevious but the other minds his own business except for when it comes to human food. any food im eating whether its cake, pasta, toast, chocolate ect he will jump on my bed and try and eat it. ive foolishly left wrappers and plates on my bedside table and then left my room and i came back to an eaten packet of digestive biscuits sitting on the floor.

there was only about 3 or 4 left in the pack but what should i do? do i still give him his pellets or would that be too much food for him? i know how sensitive rabbit digestive systems are and i feel terrible for being so stupid as to leave food somewhere in his reach
 
I would make sure that they have access to plenty of hay at all times. Pellets can be scattered on the floor to give them something else to do.
I would definitely make sure that they can't access any food that they shoudn't be having. Rabbit digestion relies on lots of fibrous hay / grass. Anything low in fibre, dairy, full of sugar, etc is bad for them and can cause all sorts of issues requiring veterinary attention.
 
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