Common Name: Okra (Lady’s Fingers, Ladies Fingers, Bhindi)
Latin Name:Abelmoschus esculentus
Family Name: Malvaceae
The Okra fruits, which are calcium-rich and low in carbohydrates, should be fed only sparingly to tortoises that are a fruit-eating species, because they are fairly high in oxalates.
The leaves and flowers of Okra are fine to feed in moderation to all species as part of a varied diet.
My redfoots and iguanas love okra and I give it to them occasionally.They also get gratered chocho and chocho vine leaves, gratered pumpkin, and pumpkin vine leaves and flowers.
Whole okra 'fruit' is an excellent diet item, the seeds become part of the fiber component of the diet, and the mucilage is a great super food. No point in my continual "don't worry about oxalates" campaign, they don't matter in an otherwise good diet.