I really won't go into the tales of woe regarding our previous bird pets, but Nick sure does love these creatures. Charlotte caught wind of a woman that's really into birds and had a few she was looking to unload for free. It was too hard to say no, so two more animals join the ranks of the Multer's pet menagerie. I'm trying really hard to focus on how much the kids love them, and not the crap (literally) they leave all over the house. Gabe and I work them into our castle action figure play. I don't think they're going to hold up as well as those plastic figures.