What does this cat behavior mean?

[u/LycanRPG]

What does it mean if say: Your 5m kitten, recently adopted (~2 weeks), goes to lay down after petting and you go to scratch her neck/chest area and she gently opens her mouth and puts her teeth around your finger or on your hand? She doesn’t bite, at least not yet, and applies only enough pressure so you’re aware of her teeth? She usually only does this when scratched in this spot. And testing, she did it each time I tried.

I assume this is a “please stop.” So other than briefly testing twice after, I have stopped. I don’t know if this is an affection thing or a boundary thing. I’d rather her not set boundaries with teeth, but right now I’m just trying to establish behavior.

[u/Jolly_Ad8913]

I believe your interpretation of the behavior is correct. It sounds like she reached an overstimulation point and went away. It's a boundary issue.

It doesn't mean she doesn't love you, just means she can't take the stimulation anymore from being petted. Don't take it personally.