What do I do with this mass of roots when repotting?

[RosieC]

I bought a Miltoniopsis in mid November and after warnings from Camille & Nicole about masses of moss at the center of seeming bark potted Oncidium Alliance orchids coming out of Europe (and having had the same problem with my first Miltoniopsis) I decided to repot sooner rather than later.

Anway this is what I found...



This is a real firm mass of roots. It may be an outer layer only but it's packed and I can't find out what's in the center without breaking in to it.

The good thing is that these roots seem in much better condition than my previous Miltioniopsis where the roots were already disintigrating when I repotted only a few days after buying it.

My concerns are...
1. If I tease these roots apart, how will I ever get it back in the pot, and once I get it back in the pot how do I get any bark in amoungst the roots.
2. I don't want to break good roots, I had trouble with my first Miltoniopsis due to bad roots and I really want this one to do well.

So does any one have any idea what I should do? Should I leave it be, or should I try and get in to the center of this mass in some way and then repot.

Currently I just slid the whole lot back in to the pot and left it be, the plant seems healthy over all, after a month since I bought it. One or two outer leaves have dried and fallen off but the p-bulbs still seem firm and as you can see below it still looks healthy.