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Rib breaks are really common injury in chameleons. They result from being picked up wrong. 

Here’s an interesting specimen with lots of rib breaks in various stages of healing.

The proper way to pick up a chameleon is to let them step onto your hand. 

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Chameleons are largely timid, they really aren’t handling pets. Pick up what they’re standing on, let them walk onto your hand, or don’t handle them at all. They shouldn’t be taken out of their enclosure for anything other than standard care, not to be shown off or passed around. If you want a handling lizard, get a bearded dragon, they’re tougher and don’t mind.