Amen to that! But, while we're on the subject of make-believe mice, I've a complaint. How come wind-up mice don't work on carpets? Like, the days of bare floors with rugs are (for most of us) part of history; yet the silly mice-makers won't put bigger wheels on the darned things so they'll work on carpets! Grrr! I'm going to write the President about this vital issue. It's the sort of thing he'd jump on right away — since my cats won't, 'cause the darned faux-mice just sit there spinning their wheels on the carpet.