You're getting a lot of mainstream advice, which is accurate, but a bit overkill here and there as well as a few major "Do nots, in my" opinion. I have two specimens of python regius right now, one that I have had for going on 8 years (my first snake actually) and my newly acquired 2013 pastel. One I am mainly concerned about is your use of a towel, you are just begging for some mildew there bud, my adult ball python has shed successfully for almost a decade with a heat lamp over his head and me watering the substrate every week. My pastel also just shed this morning and humidity was provided by the moist substrate in her tub. I personally do not use thermostats on any heat pads I use simply because my specimens know when it's too hot and I will happily adjust things when I go through with the temp gun. I do not record humidity via a gauge, I go by what I see,smell, and what I know my animal's require. For example, I mist my pair of Morelia viridis daily and allow it to dry completely in 24 hours. For my retics and balls, I allow slight condensation to be maintained on the sides of the cage, I do not reapply moisture until all the condensation is gone. My boas are avid soakers so I simply mist them heavily twice a week...same schedule for my scrub pythons as well. You need to find your own niche and methodology, you have started with a fine species and it's good that you can ask for help but at the same time do not let your husbandry become too much of a laundry list. Good luck and hope that helps. I will also include a picture of my young one's cage if you need something to bounce ideas off (notice the condensation soon after I misted the cage)...
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