Kitten seems to have no clue how to use the litter tray.

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10 weeks old
Saw mum and dad etc, lovely clean house.

I've messaged the breeder but shes not been online yet.

Kitten eating and drinking but both times its used the toilet its been on bed/floor.

Had her 24 hours and no poop either?!

Very energetic and playful so no concerns about health. Booked in for vet check in few days.

We keep putting her into the litter tray and showing her to dig but she just jumps right out.

She was advertied as litter trained.

Just wondering how I show her what to do?

When you her body language indicates she needs to go, pick her & put her in there. You'll need to repeat this as often as needed until she gets it, but she will

Did you get the same litter as the one they had when she was with her mum. When we got our kittens the mums family used a little bit of litter and torn up newspaper. We did that to start with as that was how they had learned then over a few days used less and less newspaper. We also kept them confined to one room for a couple of days .

10 weeks is young to get from a breeder. GCCF say 13 weeks as a minimum.

You need to contain them to a small room until they’ve mastered the litter tray.

Is it uncovered?

Too young that's why. My recent litter were still learning at that age, Mum teaches them and it takes a couple of weeks for them to get it. By 13 weeks they are normally trained and socialised.

Yes, its uncovered and she is in my bedroom, theres 2 trays in the room.

I've always got kittens at 8 weeks, ever simce i was a child up until adulthood.

Ive never heard 13 weeks before.

Even battersea days 8 weeks and they do 9. Google says 8 weeks.

They've told me they used a different kind of litter so I will get that kind tomorrow.

I always understood it was 12 weeks for kittens and 8 weeks for puppies. Whatever, I think using the same kind of litter as the mum should sort it out.

We got kittens at 8/9 weeks and they were using the litter tray fine. Took one a while to learn to clean himself properly though. I think your kitten just needs a bit of extra help with this! As PPs have said getting the same litter will help. I got same litter and food to ease the transition.

I got my kitten at 10 weeks and was absolutely torn to shreds on here, this part of mumsnet isn’t particularly friendly put me off posting on here! Anyway she used the litter tray fine so I’m not sure what the issue is

For registered pedigree it is 13/14wks and quite common now for the male to already been neutered. Most decent breeders will also hold onto the female until neutered also. But people tend to let moggy cats go a lot earlier. These people should really not be called breeders, but irresponsible idiots that let their cat out to get pregnant. If a cat isn't a registered pedigree it is a moggy aka domestic shorthair of mixed ancestry.

We had a semi-feral come to us at six weeks as he was rejected by mum and he was using the litter tray with absolutely no issues from day one, so I’m not entirely convinced by all the posters saying that 10 weeks is too young to be litter trained.

She is using the tray!

It was one that was supposed to be enclosed but we took the lid off but seems the sides were too tall for her still

We went and got a couple of shallow trays and put the litter she is used to in there and she has done 3 wees :)

It’s not too young, it’s just not the best for the kitten to be separated from mum & siblings before 3 months.