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About the name, we had just got finished watching all of the Lord of the Rings movies and I had it in my head that the next pet we get is going to be named Gollum, pronounced Gall-Um. The character from the books and movies is grey in color but has a very unique personality and is obsessed with a ring, he calls his precious. I look forward to reading more here and posting pictures.

Me and my girlfriend have recently brought a Congo African Grey into our lives. He's about 7 months old. We decided Gollum was the perfect name for a grey parrot and offers plenty of funny catch phrases to try and teach him. My precious We're both attending college so he makes studying interesting at times, and really enjoys showers and the later blow drying. He's a weird one though, he seems to have an aversion to being petted, only on rare occasions will he put his head down to have his head scratched. He has no problem stepping up off of his cage, or other places around the house but refuses to step up off of a certain perch in his cage, instead he goes into defensive mode. Not really a biter but he will give you a pinch if you let him sometimes. My girlfriend has heard him say his name a few times but I haven't heard it, he mostly whistles, including the wolf cartoon whistles. Well this group seems to be a very tight group, hope our zoo fits in.