First off do you have a thermostat for the UTH? A thermostat is necessary to control the temperature of the heat pad.
1. No ball pythons do not require natural light. Too much harsh light on them will actually stress them out. He will be perfectly fine with just the infa red
2. By this do you mean he spends a lot of his time in his hide? If so then this is perfectly fine/normal. Movement means stress for ball pythons. They should spend a vast majority of their time hiding, only coming out a bit at night to move around and explore.
3. Now this really depends on how he is acting. If he doesn't seem to stressed in the large tank (Not moving around a lot and trying to escape and eating fine) then he might be just fine. I personally keep mine in a 20 gallon. I tried to move him over into a 40 but he didn't like all the extra space. Just make sure that there isn't a lot of just open room. Fill it with lots of foliage and stuff for him to go through so he doesn't feel to exposed and he may be just fine. I know plenty of people who have had success with a larger tank.
4. As long as the tank is out of reach with them it should be fine. My two cats have never shown any interest in my snake or tank but I would keep an eye on them at first just to make sure.
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