well, i took him in this morning, and he was not a happy camper. my boyfriend held junior while the vet took him firmly behind the jaw (to keep him from pulling his head in) and pried his mouth open -- poor thing was pulling back and fighting it so hard that his eyes were bugging (and he pooped quite a bit, too)!

it was definitely confirmed to be a crack, and my vet verified that there was no inflammation. he said that since the crak wasn't too bad yet in his opinion, and because junior was so small, he was hesitant to act on it. he wants to wait a little while (as i keep an eye on it to make sure it isn't getting worse/bigger) and then use a dremmel (sp?) tool on it after it grows out a little and he is a bit bigger. he says that this is the sort of thing that happens with birds all the time, and turtles/tortoises on occasion from biting something too hard.

junior bites *everything* but us, though! his food bowl, his water bowl, his plastic castle he hides in, rocks and sticks and acorns outside... that's just his way of testing things out, so i don't know how that can be eliminated from his environment, unless i just invest in a rubber room or something for him to live in!

so i suppose that we aren't going to take action just yet, but i'm going to keep a very *very* close eye to make sure the crack doesn't get any bigger. poor little stinker... at least the vet set my mind at ease for now.

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