Thanks you for the suggestion but unfortunately I wouldn't be able to attach them. What I have now done is got two L brackets that sit under at the sides of the tank and I get some aluminum cable (thin cable) that I looped through the brackets and then weaved it through the air holes and around the center beam. It's actually holding very well. I'll upload so photos isoon. My only new question however is can aluminum hurt ball pythons. I know certain wood is toxic (I think pine) but I'm not sure about metal. I mean I didn't think so but being a mom you get paranoid lol