Fast Weight Loss?

[SilverMoon]

Question, I have a female leopard gecko that laid eggs (2) a month ago. (They are still incubating just fine) Before laying the eggs she was about 57g, after laying them she lost around 2 grams, but gained them back quickly by eating a LOT. This last week she hasn't been eating (which she doesn't when preggers)Today I noticed 1 egg in her cage, unfortunately it didn't make it, and I weighed her and she is now 49g. I didn't even know she was preggers the second time, she wasn't showing at all!

Is that sort of weight loss normal during breeding season? 57g to 49g in about 1-2 weeks?

 

[Adirondackgeckos]

Well first off she will lay eggs more then once for the season. I have some that will lay every 3 weeks for 3-4 months. If she weighed 57gs before laying then yes she will be less after laying, eggs can weigh anywhere from 1-4 or more grams.
Just make sure she is getting extra calcium, they do tend not to eat when they are gravid, some will eat once they lay.
I would assume that she has been bred since the eggs are in the incubator? Have you taken the male out of her space so she is not stressed? When you say you noticed 1 egg in her cage, does that mean she did not use her laybox or her hide.......just on the floor? You might want to keep check for that second egg.
Let us know how things go.