help buddy is biting

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Buddy has been bitting and we don't play with him with our hands. He has 2 toy mice and another on a stretchy string that broke. He also has the wand that my mom gave me. How do I stop him from bitting. He drew alittle blood (like not even a drop) today. I tried the making it uncomfertable for him thing but it only worked alittle. Should I increase his play time? How should I ground him for bitting? Should I do no petting type grounding or put in his cage for 2 min since he is 2 months old
 

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He is two months old and is just learning what is okay and what isn't.

Definitely increase play time--a two month old kitten has TONS of energy.

Play with toys that don't involve hands, like DaMouse or feathers at the end of a wand.

Don't ground him for biting--he won't understand that.  Instead, hiss loudly and say no. 

Here is an article about why cats and discipline don't work. 
 
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Hey the grounding is better than what most people do you have to admit that. Cause my dad would bite back
 

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Some of my 6 kittens started biting about 10 days ago and I started hissing at them every time they bit me and after about 4 days they stopped biting. So it might be worth trying this.
 

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1.  When they bite stop playing immediately.  Ignore him for 5 minutes minimum.  Don't ground him that is useless.

2.  Hissing is a good idea.

3. Make sure he has things to bite.  Heavy duty drinking straws and toys work well.

4. Definitely increase playtime as others have said.

5.  Also scream 'OW!' each time he bites you.  

Good luck.
 
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He bit me by accident today cause I was trying to help him cause his paw accidently got shut in a drawer cause he was to close when I went to shut it and he was freaking out so I know he didn't mean it he wwas just really scared. I felt so bad but a few secounds later he was playing and I checked out both front paws to make sure they was ok
 
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He started playing with my feet and all I said was excuse me and he stopped
 
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