Housing African Hissing Cockroaches Together

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Buggirl23

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Hi All!
I am currently considering adopting a couple male hissing cockroaches from a my colleges animal behavior lab. I am a complete newbie when it comes to taking care of these guys, so I am looking for any and all advice I can get! My main question is about housing them together. I know males can be quite territorial to each other (was curious if this is still the case without a female present), and I wanted to know if I should adopt two or one. I don't want to put them under any extra stress being housed with another male, but I also understand they live in colonies. I wouldn't want to isolate them or create any behavioral issues. The only cockroaches this lab has are males, so housing females together is not an option.

Thank you!
 
Housing them together shouldn't be a problem. They will most likely hiss and one may show some dominance but they are unlikely to hurt each other.
If you can get a couple nymphs they will live longer.
Does the lab house them all separately?
 
The lab houses them together to study territory displays and fights. Would housing one alone be isolating? I wasn't sure how much social interaction males need for good welfare.
 
Buggirl23 said:
The lab houses them together to study territory displays and fights. Would housing one alone be isolating? I wasn't sure how much social interaction males need for good welfare.
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I'm not qualified to answer that. I have no idea how to measure cockroach loneliness
 
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