Okra

[Hai]

Can sulcata eat oakra?

 

[Maro2Bear]

From The Tort Table

• 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.

 

[TammyJ]

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.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

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.

 

[RosemaryDW]

Agreed with Will (Kapidolo) on the oxalates. Don’t overdo it but a good food.

If you have access to the whole plant, even better! My tortoise loves okra leaves and they stand up a bit to hot weather.