we all understand what you're going through!! the only way to stop it is to make him older faster
just kidding.
make sure you leave plenty of chewy toys laying around. lots of members like the kongs, but we love Orka toys.
i've read clear deodorant also works well.
they do grow out of eating the carpet and licking the walls. but they don't grow out of eating leftover lunch plastic bags hidden deep within your kids backpacks, keeping the crayons together, or securing stacks of pokemon cards....