I do that with all my rodents. XD I walk past my gerbil cage and if she's out I always stop and say "Aren't you the most gorgeous thing ever!" She's not cuddly, though, so I don't get that desire. XD I always gush over my African Soft Furs and mice. I just want to stare at them forever... Why do that have to be so darned cute/beautiful/adorable/fun to watch?
My rodents (all my pets are rodents) are my children. I think I act just as weird with them as parents do with their human babies. Isn't pretty much everything described in this thread what people do with their human children? When not being annoyed by them, of course. XD
Bleh, I just love rodents so much it hurts. <3 They're everything to me.