What Is Eating Just The Leaves From My Okra?

Question

Nothing else has been eaten.

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Answer 1

Rabbits tend to make a clean, slanted cut, whereas deer tear the stems, leaving an uneven, fibrous edge. Squirrels also have been known to eat okra leaves. Your photos look more like deer damage.

These articles should help:

https://extension.umn.edu/news/keeping-animals-out-your-garden

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/how_to_protect_your_yard_and_garden_from_deer_and_rabbits

https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/how-to/how-protect-gardens-rabbits

https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/natural-resources/preventing-deer-damage-6-520/