laying eggs

Question
QUESTION: possum is a free roaming 3 year old, she only goes in her cage to go to the bathroom, she did not eat for a month, friday the 19 th, she had one egg at 4 pm,saturday the next morning she had 6 more, it is now sunday and there are no more yet, she finally ate this morning, do you think she will lay more, or do you think she could be finished

ANSWER: Hi Sherry,
It is really impossible to tell if she will lay more eggs.  7 eggs is a very small amount...Generally, when they lay eggs it takes a few hours to several hours....some do take a day or two to lay their eggs.   Is this the first time she has laid eggs?  If she laid eggs in the past, how many eggs did she lay? Usually each year an ig lays eggs the amount is more...until they get much, much older then they will begin to lay less usually.
It is good she started eating again..is she drinking? You may want to offer her some water melon to get much needed water in her.
The only sure way to know if she is done laying eggs is to have a vet xray her. This can usually wait for a few days to a week as long as she is acting ok... this means eating a good amount, drinking, active and not straining to produce more eggs.  If she stops eating, acts differently, won't drink, acts weak, acts like she is trying to lay more eggs, then getting her to the vet sooner is vital.

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my igauna   QUESTION: this is her first time, and yes she is drinking water, i took her to the vet when she first stopped eating, this is when i found out he was a she, . they gave me some calcium to give her evry 24 hour's, and they said this would help her eggs harden, i really can't afford an x-ray, 200 dollars. so let me get this straight as long as she is drinking and eating and she is acting at her norm, she should be ok, thanks worried

Answer
Yikes on the cost of an x ray there!!!  Generally, when they go back to eating well and everything...and of course not straining to either poop or act like more eggs are in there.. things will be ok.  It really is impossible to say how it will go 100% of the time.  Igs are very good at hiding any illness which is why we have to be on our toes with spotting any changes in them.
I would be sure to give her some calcium(small amount) a few times a week for a few weeks as the shelling of the eggs does suck calcium out of them.  Also be sure that she gets plenty of real, unfiltered sunshine. Its good she had a vet visit when she stopped eating. Be sure to offer her a good diet of collard greens, turnip greens, dandelion greens, arugula, and other dark, leafy greens.  Grated butternut or other hard, winter squash are good for helping to get weight back on after laying eggs. Papaya and figs are very good and are high in calcium.
Don't ya love the surprises of "he" really being a "she"?