Hurt Boa

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Our red tail boa has a bad habit of rubbing her nose to the roof of her enclosure. The roof in question is a metal grid, really fine metal wires. this was never an issue until recently when we found her nose was bleeding a little. not dripping blood, but enough to rub off. There was a large wound on the tip of her nose. obviously we took her out and cleaned it with water as best we could, and separated her from the metal grid with a cloth. The wound stopped bleeding eventually, and it has scabbed over. Now the tissue over the wound is blackened, and the scab consists of red and yellowish green fluids that have since dried out. The scab softens when we spray her.

We can't tell if the wound is infected, or if it's just a part of the natural healing process. we are hesitant to introduce any anti biotics or ointments because it is so close to her mouth and nose.

Thank you for any advice given.