I sometimes use a flashlight in the dark to see what I’m doing but it gets really cumbersome. Since he’s a fat tail wouldn’t he be used to seeing a little light at the start of his “day”.
I feed my leopard geckos with the lights on. It’s never been an issue for them. Sometimes when they’re shy young babies though you might need to leave some mealies in a dish for them to find when they’re not trying to hide from the big hyooman
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A majority of the species I keep are nocturnal and they aren’t deterred by light during feeding. The only exception I make is for hatchling Ball Pythons that are a bit shy to eat so I leave them with their food in the dark and just keep my phone light handy to monitor them.
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He just gets super grumpy when he notices the light.
What species are you keeping exactly?
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fat tail gecko
It’s name is Indy! 
yes! Leather jacket and tan pants
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A lot of people like that name actually when I tell them
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I keep chameleon gecko, which are itty bitty compared to the fat tails and I see mine eating day and night!
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I live close to Indy so I like the name too!
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beats fumbling around in the dark trying to hold on to a cricket with tongs
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Yup! But sometimes I throw in a few small crickets and the tiny little ones go on a hunting spree!
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I think my guy must be an old timer. He gets pretty cranky sometimes 
But for never being handled before he is doing pretty good
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