gcc sticking his tongue out?

[bubbaanddaisy]

when my conure is just sitting he will stick his tongue out on the side of his mouth and grind his beak against it doesnt look like he has any pain.
is it normal for them to do that daisy the girl has never done that:confused

 

[weco]

There are quite a few nerves in a parrot's tongue & they use it to taste and otherwise identify items, so I'm pretty sure (s)he's not biting it or otherwise damaging it.....I would be inclined to just consider it a quirky habit.

The beak grinding is actually the rubbing of the lower beak against the top beak, the upper beak is ribbed on the inside & the rubbing/grinding is a sign of contentment as well as a way they keep their lower beak in shape.....

If you watch people, their are a lot of us who unknowingly stick their tongue out as they do their job or when they are working out a problem.....it's just a habit they have developed.....

 

[SandyBee]

They also practice.sounds when they roll their tongue around, sometimes very quietly.

 

[94lt1]

Lol, I taught my sun to stick his tongue out and wiggle it around...he watches me very close...so if I do it, he copies...lol. not great manners, but funny to us..

 

[Remy]

Puck used to sort of pinch his tongue with his beak like that. It was just one way of fidgeting, I think.