abralettuce Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 I have two (about to be five) Madagascan hissing cockroaches (all female) and I'm thinking of getting Halloween hissing cockroaches (all female, I'd probably get like two or three) but I'm not sure if I'd have to buy another enclosure for them or if I would just be able to house them together with my Madagascan hissers. I am not looking to breed them, just looking for some cute company. Can they be housed together? Is two to three Halloween hissing cockroaches a good number to have? If I did keep them all together how big should the enclosure be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 2 hours ago, abralettuce said: I have two (about to be five) Madagascan hissing cockroaches (all female) and I'm thinking of getting Halloween hissing cockroaches (all female, I'd probably get like two or three) but I'm not sure if I'd have to buy another enclosure for them or if I would just be able to house them together with my Madagascan hissers. I am not looking to breed them, just looking for some cute company. Can they be housed together? Is two to three Halloween hissing cockroaches a good number to have? If I did keep them all together how big should the enclosure be? They can be housed together, yes. If any of them are adults already when you get them they could be pregnant already though. You might end up with babies anyway! Then you'd have to figure out if you want to separate them, hybridize them, or cull the offspring. Are the "Madagascan hissers" G. portentosa? I believe all hissers come from Madagascar. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 What size enclosure are you using currently? That way we could tell you if you need anything bigger. You are probably good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abralettuce Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 16 hours ago, Bhjjr said: They can be housed together, yes. If any of them are adults already when you get them they could be pregnant already though. You might end up with babies anyway! Then you'd have to figure out if you want to separate them, hybridize them, or cull the offspring. Are the "Madagascan hissers" G. portentosa? I believe all hissers come from Madagascar. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Yes sorry I should've been more specific, they are G. portentosa cockroaches. Will they hybridize if I leave them together and one turns out to be male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abralettuce Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 16 hours ago, Bhjjr said: What size enclosure are you using currently? That way we could tell you if you need anything bigger. You are probably good though. It is a 15 x 7 x 10 inch enclosure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 4 hours ago, abralettuce said: Yes sorry I should've been more specific, they are G. portentosa cockroaches. Will they hybridize if I leave them together and one turns out to be male? I don't know. Maybe someone else can chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 It's quite possible Gromphadorhina and Elliptorhina could hybridize under the right conditions (mainly just a matter of getting two adults from both species that are evenly sized), so I'd never recommend housing them together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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