I miss you, my Titan, Rest in Peace

I found Titan in Jan/13, in the pet shop where I buy my bugs. He was about 4 months old, had been abandoned there by his owners, with a burned head & left side of his face. I knew the lady who ran the reptile room, so immediately asked her if I could hold him and this was our pattern until I was able to raise the funds to bring him home in Mar/13. I took him to my vet, he was treated for the burns. He ate ALOT, gained a lot of weight and was healthy and happy. Then in Sept I noticed a lesion on his left side of his body and took him back to the vet, he was treated for a bacterial infection over 3 weeks. Then I noticed that the rash was worse, so had a biopsy done & he was diagnosed with Yellow Fungus, almost always a fatal disease in dragons. So I got the meds he needed & started him on anti-fungal cream, plus supplements to strengthen his immune system. Mid November he shed his whole body & even though I continued the meds & supplements I thought we had a good chance of beating this terrible disease. He was fine for a couple of weeks, but when I took him back to the vet at the end of November, he'd lost 200g and was in a lot of pain, the disease was everywhere. On Dec 19 I took him to the vet for the last time and said goodbye to my sweet Titan. He was only 1 1/2 yrs old. Now he's over the Rainbow Bridge with Sweetie, Issy, Loish and Angel and all the other lost beardies, healthy and playing...that's how I always picture him.

Thanks Gina for making this tribute for him:


So here's Titan's story, from Mar/13 to Dec/13:
First day home:


First bath:


Waving at me:


Looking outside:


Better way to check out the food dish:


1st black beard:


No more baths!


Starting to puff his beard:


Growing a belly:


Showing off his black beard:


New type of blanket, under the newspaper!


Sleeping on me, on top of Gabriel (my 3 yr old)


"Crickets!!"


Need more food!


Thanks Mom:


Ate them all:


Sleeping on his rock pillow:


With Gabriel, in the flowers:


Outside, please:


Spiderman:


Looking at who's on the living room floor:


Snoozing on Mom with Rubio:


Another bath?


My brother, Gabriel



More food please:


Pretty flowers:


Sunning with Lonzo & Gabriel:


What's those?


Yummy, roaches:


Look at that belly!


New tree, makes a good pillow:


My tree:

Where are those crickets? Big beard:


On the ramp, watching TV:


Using his hide for the first time:


Thinking about eating more salad while resting:


Getting bigger:


Sleeping on his basking spot: Titan & Gabriel on the ramp:

With Gabriel at the top of the ramp:

Sleeping with Gabriel & Rubio on my bed


A year old: