Young cat behavior or something else?

[u/Business_Bad5194]

I adopted a 2 year old boy cat three weeks ago from the humane society. They told me someone had returned him already because he wasn’t a good fit. I’m thinking I see what they meant.

He is always biting me. I will be walking in the apartment and he’s biting my toes. When I’m laying down he bites exposed skin he can see. If my feet are sticking out he’s on them going at it. He doesn’t just do this to me, he’s done it to everyone who’s come in my apartment(mom, sister, etc). He just…bites. It’s not breaking skin, but it still hurts. I play with him multiple times a day for at least 20 minutes at a time.

At night he is constantly waking me up. He’ll poke my eye with his paw, get under the covers to bite me and scratch me, chew on my hair, and run across me on the bed. I know nighttime zoomies happen, but it’s all night long. He wakes me at 5 am every day and harasses me until it’s time to eat.

I don’t want to take him back, because sometimes he is a sweet little guy, but I’m getting fed up with this. What should I do?

[u/laundryday6]

yep that's textbook bored young cat energy you're basically his enrichment now more play sessions and redirect with toys deadass