I'm a 29 year old female who has a teddybear hamster named Half-breed. He is like a love to me. He treats me and my husband like he loves us too.

For instance, there was this one time I was very upset because of my diabetes. I was crying, and my husband was asleep.  I picked up my hamster and cradled him in my hands, and held to my face.

It was like he knew I was upset.  When I put him next to my cheek, he sat there...very still. When a tear came down, he licked my tear off my cheek.

That made me feel so much better.  It was like  he was saying "Everything will be alright so don't be upset".

I know there is salt in your tears and he might have licked my cheek for that reason, but I feel he did it to comfort me and to make me feel better.

This is a very true to the heart story that happened to me. I love my hamster with all my heart!  

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