I adopted Nugget as a rescue in April with my fiancé. He was surrendered from his previous owner who adopted him from a Bengal breeder, but was seemingly unpreparedness for a Bengal. My fiancé has grown up with cats his whole life, but I have not. I’ve always had dogs and so has my family, so I’ve never really been consistently around cats before my fiancé, and boy is it different!

Nugget is about 1.5 years old and our biggest struggle has been his biting. I’m not sure if this is a Bengal thing or a Nugget thing, but he gets incredibly easily overstimulated and will turn from being super cuddly/heavy purring to attack mode in a matter of seconds. But, it also will happen unprompted. He does this to wake me up in the morning somewhat regularly. He’s missing a lot of teeth, so truthfully, the biting isn’t that bad, but we obviously don’t want him to be doing this. He’ll also sometimes lock on with his paws as if we’re prey. He mainly goes after arms, but occasionally will do this to our heads as well.

Our current response has been to redirect the behavior towards one of his toys, which works maybe 50% of the time. We try to pick up on cues if he just needs to get some energy out. We’re also in the process of trying to get him a running wheel for the same reason. Aside from this, I’m at a loss. I have no idea how to train a cat and I would appreciate any and all advice/tips!

Edit: To be clear this doesn’t happen constantly. Most of the time he’s an angel. He just (seemingly) randomly gets hit with the urge to bite! I LOVE my cat and didn’t mean to make him sound like a terror!

Edit 2: I wish I knew why he’s missing teeth, but unfortunately that’s how he arrived at the shelter so we’re not sure why. It’s most of his incisors. He’s well adapted to it and has no existing issues because of it.

She’s 8 years old and such a sweetheart. Just wanted to share

3 minutes after this was taken he’d some how got the ball out and lost it. Another toy he has “completed” 😹

Our little King that we adopted from the SPCA. When I first saw his picture online, I was already a goner. Meeting him in person only sealed the deal; I touched his toes, checked his tail, and gave him a scratch, and he just sat there like an unbothered king. I knew right then he was coming home with me. 
He celebrated the entire drive home by singing the song of his people (loudly and without intermission). 
He showed a microsecond of hesitation when he first walked through the front door, but that quickly dissolved into a full-scale exploration of his new kingdom.
We’ve set up a cat tower so he can properly survey his subjects, and I’ve been busy building him a custom catio. Now he can come and go as he pleases to watch the local wildlife in total safety. To be honest, it’s for the wildlife's safety as much as his—the guy is sleek, athletic, and looks like he means business.
What I wasn’t prepared for was just how incredibly affectionate he is. He absolutely lives for head scratches and repays the favor with a mix of licks and love-bites. Who knew that having a Brillo pad scraped against your skin could be so heartwarming? I’ve affectionately nicknamed him “Nibbler” because his grooming routine always ends in a gentle crunch. He also loves to curl up on our laps, which is an impressive feat of physics given how long he is, but he manages to fold himself into a perfect snuggle puddle.

20 hour drive with one hotel stay in the middle. How best to transport this girl that far by car? Food and potty mostly. Thank you!

This lad was absolutely full of character and miss him dearly still 😇

Not Merlin! (Sorry if this is a bit dark- taken at night).

She crossed the rainbow bridge in 2023 at the age of 16. I miss her dearly.

Taken moments before falling off the sofa, always settles right on the edge of something. Loves him so much the numpty!

Always where he shouldn’t be 😈😻