BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Has anyone ever tried this organic dehydrated food from the honest kitchen?

here's a link
http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/products/force.shtml

i used to give it to my dog (until it became too expensive) but i was hoping it would be a really great option for me with cricket. its great for dogs, mine really liked it and she looked incredible wile on it. its raw dehydrated - human grade - food, its also 100% organic. you simply hydrate and feed.

here are the ingredients:
Hormone-free chicken, organic flaxseed, potatoes, celery, sweet potatoes, apples, alfalfa, organic kelp, honey, zucchini, green beans, cabbage, bananas, papayas, yogurt, basil, garlic and rosemary.

here is the nutritional analysis:

Protein 21.0% (min)

Fat 14.0% (min)

Fiber 5.5% (max)

Moisture 7.0% (max)

Calcium 1.6% (min)
1.8% (max)

Phosphorus 1.0% (min)
1.2% (max)

Magnesium 0.09% (min)
0.12% (max)

Sodium 0.2% (min)
0.24% (max)

i know its missing some vitamins, so i was thinking i would add a vitamin supplement to it also. plus, i am an avid fruit eater, so cricket would get fresh fruits along with his meal, plus i would probably still feed him phoenix worms too.

thanks again !

sorry. new idea.

after really reading more in the food above - it probably wouldn't be the best for cricket. SO i have a new idea ... what if i dehydrated his current diet? it would be the same concept as the previous, but with food that are for sure the best for him. the only problem i see (besides the lack of fresh foods - that i would give to him periodically) is that when you cook veggies, they loose their nutrients. but technically, I'm not cooking them, I'm dehydrating. does it make a difference, is my real question. from the little bit of research I've done, dehydrated food loose about 3-5% of their nutrients. frozen about 20-30%.

Don't know much about dehydrated food, but I do know that the the food in your first post doesn't look up to bluey standards. I think you already noticed.

Are you planning on rehydrating before feeding these items to cricket? I would think the lack of natural water content in the food could cause evacuation problems. Not sure if dried food would hold their interest as well as fresh either.

For me, organic or not is irrelevant.

Spices, honey and fat would be my biggest concern.

KW

I'd worry about the fat content and garlic breathe hahaa, but why not the honey Kyle?

eew garlic breath

tattoo: of course i would rehydrate

kyle: sorry, i am an organic nut. ever since i read this article on New Leaf Superior Potatoes...

Why would they include garlic in dog food? Garlic is not good for dogs.

I didn't know that garlic isn't good for dogs! I knew that chocolate wasn't good though.
I guess you have to think, where would a Bluey get Honey in the wild? Or rosemary for that matter?
But I have to say too, organic literally tastes better to me, especially with potatoes, I can totally tell the difference!! I feed the family (including lizards) organic as much as possible.

I have never heard garlic is bad for dogs either. Anybody got any detailed facts?