Why Do Kittens Bite Toes. The reason adult cats and young kittens bite chew nibble and gnaw on human fingers is also the same. And of course like a human baby and puppies they too go through stages of teething.
Kittens have tiny sharp little teeth. If your bare toes are wiggling on the carpet your cat might mistake them for something tasty and stalk your toes until kitty pounces and bites. Kittens bite because they re teething which happens when they re 2 weeks old and then again around 4 months she says.
This is how they learn to socialize with their siblings test boundaries and just have fun.
It s similar to purring insofar as there isn t one simple explanation behind it since cats can perform this same action but by it mean many different things. In almost all circumstances your kitten is biting your toes because they are playing with you. Other cats won t put up with being hurt. If your bare toes are wiggling on the carpet your cat might mistake them for something tasty and stalk your toes until kitty pounces and bites.
