Do kittens have a rebellious phase?

I'm sure someone who's raised more kittens will be able to offer more insight, but from experience, it's very possible he's testing his boundaries. At 6 months he is moving into the adolescent range so it's possible he's testing you and trying to determine his place in the household 'colony.'

 

I know Sybil's kittens (especially the two with dominant personalities) had moments where I swear thy did things just to see if they got a reaction from us or from Sybil.

Aren't cats just rebellious?? 

 

I think he's just exerting his personality and learning the boundaries.  AND...he's becoming a teenager, so yes, he's being rebellious!  LOL

When I changed the house, my 3 year old did get closer to me.

I think that they can be rebellious, but I think that often shows up as doing something they really know not to do, mine are even looking some object, then me, back to object and then tossing it off from table and then looking at me while I say bad kitty and they show it that they knew it was wrong, but still had to do it, I guess it is testing the limits thing.

Most misbehaving of mine is such that if I puff on his face he half closes his eyes and puts on "I don't know anything about anything" face, then might even come and stick his nose to my lip while examining, but then again lemon lures him instead of repelling, so nothing really tells him to stay off or not allowed, only when I put my finger up and say no to him he understands it, but it is completely another matter if it has any other effect.

These young ones tend to sometimes nibble a bit when they want attention, don't know if it is in op's case, but I have found mine to gently put teeths on my skin when wanting attention, when overly affectionate, being petted too much and of course when playing wrestling.

They don't bite so that it would hurt.

Then they bite each other when getting sleep, that one which is most misbehaving is usually one to bite other one from scuff of neck, or more of take grip on, some form of social order thing maybe, he is male and thinks he is boss perhaps, but I think his sister will show him where to be some day.
I sometimes mimic his actions so I grab him from neck with fingertips, not hard of course, just hold his neck and he seem to like it somehow, between cats it is bonding thing too, I guess, don't know if he actually is thinking same from that as I am, but he does cheek rubbing after that and express happiness, which he does almost constantly anyway

Mine learned not to bite or claw so hard when I loudly screamed OW! each time such happened, now they understands to be more gentle, minus some mishaps with feather toy where suddenly there is cat hanging from my body skin with his claws as trying to climb higher to get those feathers, they forget so much when they get exited.