HELP! New hammer is cracked!

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I bought a small orange hammer frag from my LFS last night and when I went to put it in, i noticed the bottom skeleton was cracked and loose, but not all the way. This morning, it had separated off the plug amd the broken part was hanging on. Is there a way to fix it? The meaty parts are still in it and it does SEEM to still be alive.
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If you still have the skeleton, you might have some luck using a small amount of cyanoacrylate to bond the broken pieces back on. Avoid touching any flesh. Keep it in low flow and keep a close eye on it. Once hammers are upset they take a bit to come back to being happy. You may want to consider a mild iodine dip as a prophylactic to prevent infection once you've reglued it.
It's a bit hard to see how bad it is... Can you take a picture once lights are on?
 
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So I put the 2 halves back together the gest I could and did a bit of gluing at the bottom of the skeleton so hopefully it saves it. Here are some closer pix.
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