male with short antennae and bad coordination

sk891011

Second Instar
i just purchased new gromphadorhina portentosas (2 females, 1 male, 2 nymphs. none fully grown.) and im very excited about it, but.. the one male has very short antennae, presumably from some fights. is this an immediate concern? one is very short, the other even shorter. his coordination seems very off, more noticeably when turning. he was backing into the others but i realized he might’ve just been being mean.

so, is this dangerous and can he breed at all in this condition? its my first time owning a male. i didn’t realize his antennae were like this until after buying them.

also, as i look in the container, he keeps bullying one of the nymphs by backing into it. :(
 
he has his butt in the air and when he pushes the others he hisses a lot. i think he’s definitely mad.. i knew males were aggressive, but i didn’t think my first male would be THIS mean LOL
 
He can most likely breed yes. The adult females are almost certainly already pregnant if they came to you as adults.
 
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