diff --git a/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm b/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm
index 7b650bb1116..2f175dfd973 100644
--- a/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 			var/obj/item/TrashItem = new trash(eater)
 			eater.put_in_hands(TrashItem)
 		qdel(src)
+		return
+	eater.balloon_alert_visible("nibbles away at \the [src].","nibbled away at \the [src].")
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/attack_self(mob/user)
 	. = ..(user)
@@ -424,8 +426,6 @@
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/attack_generic(mob/living/user)
 	if(!isanimal(user) && !isalien(user))
 		return
-	user.visible_message(span_infoplain(span_bold("[user]") + " nibbles away at \the [src]."),span_info("You nibble away at \the [src]."))
-	user.balloon_alert_visible("nibbles away at \the [src].","nibbled away at \the [src].")
 	bitecount++
 	if(reagents)
 		reagents.trans_to_mob(user, bitesize, CHEM_INGEST)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/on_click.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/on_click.dm
index 48caaf4974e..ad31d50cc07 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/on_click.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/on_click.dm
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 			if(istype(A,/obj/structure/micro_tunnel))	//Allows simplemobs to click on mouse holes, mice should be allowed to go in mouse holes, and other mobs
 				var/obj/structure/micro_tunnel/t = A	//should be allowed to drag the mice out of the mouse holes!
 				t.tunnel_interact(src)
+			if(istype(A,/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks))
+				var/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/snack = A
+				snack.attack_generic(src)
+				setClickCooldown(get_attack_speed(src))
 
 		if(I_HURT)
 			if(can_special_attack(A) && special_attack_target(A))