Kitten Biting

[BensonG24]

Hello again, my kitten is now 9 weeks old almost 10 and every time I put my hand near her she will grab my hand and bite it (not hard). It's definitely not an aggressive bite to get me to go away and is a more playful grab and bite, however, I was wondering what are some ways to teach her not to grab and bite cause bit by bit she is biting harder. I've tried ignoring her every time she bites, I move my hand away from her when she bites and just not let her get near my hands and finally I will pat her when she doesn't bite me. So far hasn't worked :/ so I was wondering if there are any better ways to deal with this thanks!

 

[Olwince]

I think you're describing "love biting". It's mostly about learning to read the signs of when she wants to bite. I like to think my adult cat has learned to read my signs too over the years. Now I just tense up a little bit and he knows not to bit any harder.

 

[Kefa]

Go OW! really loud when she hurts you in any way. Every time. If you are lucky like me you will end up with a gentle cat that you can still play with using your bare hands.