I've heard that broccoli can cause stinky poop and even gas so go give your boys some peas! Those are okay and have never made my manrats stinky.
If you've introduced anything new to them lately that might be the culprit? Or if you have given too many veggies. Maybe your boys just stink.  It took a month (maybe a little more?) after I got Dooley before his squishy stink poos stopped and he got used to his new diet.

give them canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix).  make dietary changes very slowly or you'll just keep this process going as syn said.  maybe buy acidophilous powder to sprinkle in their food to help aid in digestion since they obviously aren't able to digest something properly.

dittos here on the broccoli.  It makes for stinky poop!  I've never had a problem with peas, though, and peas are a staple around here since the boys and girls love them.  Bananas, too.  I've never tried canned pumpkin, although that sounds great!  I also give my rats a little yogurt sometimes, especially if they've had antibiotics.  They absolutely love it!  The yogurt did make my girls a little stinky the first few times they had it, though, but never after that.

I second what synelovator said - you have to make any diet changes gradually and intro new foods a little at a time.  Better for the ratties, but also if you only intro a little bit of new stuff at a time, you'll have a better idea of what things bother the rattie's tummies and also making them stinky.  As opposed to making many bigger changes at once.  Then you won't be able to tell which new thing it is, or if it's the quantity of new thing, or what.

I also second what Hobbitgirl said - every time I bring a new rattie home, it takes a few weeks before they stop smelling like the food they used to eat before they came to my house.  A stinky few weeks!    

ETA:  You can check the protein percentage on the dog food - someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I *think* if it's over 14%, it's too high for rats.  I tried a few brands before switching to Innova Senior, which is the least stinky and most enjoyed by my crew, although they get very little dog food and mostly Suebee's and fresh foods.  My dogs like the Innova, too.  Good luck!

Thats true about the soy. I forgot about that. Then I would try switching to another food with less meat. The NB foods usually have some kind of meat as the first 2 or 3 ingredients which is a lot of meat. So try something like Blue Buffalo LITE which has chicken and then I think barley as the second ingredient. Less meat.

Yes, rats need veggies in their diet and should be given either everyday or every other day.

ok I checked out some of the dog foods mentioned, and here is what I found:
This is what is in Innova Senior dog food
Ingredients:
Turkey, Chicken, Barley, Brown Rice, Potatoes, Rice, Pea Fiber, Chicken Meal, Herring, Flaxseed, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavors, Apples, Carrots, Herring Oil, Egg, Sunflower Oil, Potassium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Cottage Cheese, Alfalfa Sprouts, Pumpkin, Dried Chicory Root, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Direct-Fed Microbials, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract, Vitamins/Minerals 
 
Guaranteed Analysis %:
Crude Protein (min)  18  
Moisture (max)  10 
Crude Fat (min)  8 
Crude Fiber (max)  5.5 
 
This is what is in Natural balance reduced calorie dog food:
 
Ingredients:
Brown Rice, Chicken, Duck Meal, Lamb Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Potatoes, Carrots, Potato Fiber, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Brewers Yeast, Salmon Meal, Salmon Oil, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Spinach, Parsley Flakes, Cranberry, Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca, Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B). 
 
Guaranteed Analysis %:
Crude Protein (minimum)  16.5 
Moisture (maximum)  10 
Crude Fat (minimum)  6 
Crude Fiber (maximum)  5 
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (minimum)  1.7 
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (minimum)  0.3 
 

This is what is in the NB Vegetarian food:


Ingredients:
Ground Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Pearled Barley, Potato Protein, Canola Oil, Carrots, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Peas, Natural Vegetable Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed Meal, Rosemary Extract, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Parsley Flakes, Dried Kelp, Sodium Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Lecithin, Yeast Culture, Garlic Powder, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, vitamin E Supplement, vitamin B-12 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Taurine, L-Lysine, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Riboflavin (vitamin B-2), Copper Proteinate, Grapeseed Oil, Copper Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, vitamin A Acetate, Inositol, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (vitamin B-6), Thiamin Mononitrate (vitamin B-1), vitamin D-2, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide (source of Iodine), Cobalt Sulfate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfate Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Sodium Selenite. 
 
Guaranteed Analysis %:
Protein (minimum)  18 
Moisture (maximum)  10 
Fat (minimum)  8 
Fiber (maximun)  4 
 
OK how's that for weird, NO MEAT but more protein than the NB reduced calorie with meat!!

The Solid Gold Holistique blendz has fish as the fourth ingredient and has as much protein as the NB vegetarian:
 
Ingredients:
Oatmeal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Millet, Ocean Fish, Potatoes, Canola Oil, Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil (source of DHA), Choline Chloride, Taurine, Dried Chicory Root, Amaranth, Parsley Flakes, Spearmint, Almond Oil, Sesame Oil, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Kelp, Thyme, Blueberries, Cranberries, Apples, Lentils, Quinoa, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Panthothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid 
 
Guaranteed Analysis %:
Protein  18 
Moisture  10 
Fat  6 
Fiber  4 
 
I think Ill go back to the Regal Rat food:
Ingredients:
Whole Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Wheat Bran, Wheat, Soybean Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Soybean Hulls, Monocalcium Phosphate, Flax Seed Meal, (Linseed), Brewers Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Germ Meal, Methionine DL, Salt, Yeast Culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement (topopherol), Vitamin C Supplement (Asorbic Acid), Colloidal Silica, Riboflavin, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, Thiamine, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Pyrodoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Magnesium Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Manganese Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Mineral Oil, Calcium Iodate, Potassium Chloride, Natural Flavorings 
 
Guaranteed Analysis %:
Crude Protein min  14 
Moisture (max)  10 
Crude Fiber max  7.5 
Crude Fat min  4 
Calcium max  1.2 
Calcium (min)  0.75 
Phosphorus (min)  0.65 
 
They weren't thrilled with it but they WOULD eat it.

As far as what percentage of Sue Bees to feed, I think I read that the lab blocks or dog food is supposed to make up 80% of their diet and the SUe Bees and fresh foods the other 20%, let me see if I can find that link....

Anyway, thanks for your input, I do have acidophilus (SP?)and I put some on their food and the poops are a lot less stinky (after two days, not immediately) so I think I'll give them some of that once a week or so or anytime they start to get stinky again!!

I've got 7 girls and one boy. The boy has the largest poops but he's not the stinkiest one LOL

LOL I think she copied and pasted most of it 

 

oh yeh copy and paste is my friend