Easy tiger, I am no expert! I have been wrong plenty of times in the past, and will certainly be wrong plenty of times in the future! Just because I do something one way, certainly does not mean it is the only way to be done, or even the right way!!!
That said, I keep mine in the garage that is very dark 95% of the time except for when I stick my head in to check on them or perform maintenance. You can see in there when it is dark... But it would take several minutes for you to adjust to that level of light well enough to be able to see anything.
IMHO, Light is NOT needed at all. They still know the day / night cycles because the garage gets a lot hotter during the day... so despite not using any lights, they still for the most part sleep during the day, and are running around at night.
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