How can i teach my kitten to stop biting hands?

Question

i have a 9 week old kitten and every time i play with him he bites my hands. how can i teach him to stop without hurting him?

Answer 1

maybe you can use little water spray and spray on the cat face it does help to stop biten or you can try get something for your cat and yourself to play together like cat toys . cats loves play strings and string hanger that has small toy rat or mouse or feather . my cat and my neighbors cats love those toys.  

Answer 2

Redirect him.  When starts biting hands grab a toy and put in mouth.  Try not to make him think playing like a cat (biting, stalking, etc) is bad, just that it's not good to bite hands.  Always redirect negative behavior but make sure not to punish cat.  He doesn't know it's bad, it's kitten nature to play and bite.  Keep receipts and when kitten bites ball up and toss away, that can be his prey instead.

Answer 3

Its a natural instinct for them to bite when they're playing coz they are learning how to hunt.Instead of using your hands get them a toy which they can play with instead as they shouldn't be taught to bite and scratch humans.

Answer 4

I make a high-pitch "MEOW!" or "OW!" noise whenever my kittens put their teeth on my skin, whether it hurts or not. If your kitten sees you as his friend/parent then he doesn't want to hurt you. Meowing or making a cry of pain that he can understand usually gets the message across that it hurts. If they persist in biting, I usually give them some alone time in their room or crate for about 10 minutes, then take them out to play again. Kittens don't like being alone, so if they have to have the "alone time" it tells them what a sibling or cat-mom would have told him if he was biting too hard: "Play nice or don't play at all!"

Like everyone else said, toys help too, but the "ow" training teaches them that humans are very delicate, it helps them to be softer when playing with your hand. Make sure that when you play with him with your hand you're not making your hand an "aggressive playmate".

Also take into consideration that a kitten who is hungry is more prone to bite hard.

Answer 5

u can get a bottle that sprays and put water in and spray her or time when they bite, continue spraying if they bite