For the keiki, when you decide to cut it from the mother's bloom spike, cut the bloom spike about 1/4 or 1/2 inch below the keiki and the same above it. This leaves a bit of the stem with the keiki and eliminates the risk of damaging the baby when removing it. I would possibly soak the baby's roots for a while before potting to soften them. They won't be so crisp and prone to breaking that way. Since the roots have been in the air all of the baby's life, it may not like having them buried in moss and/or bark. I have never had a spike keiki but I think I would just set it on a small pot with damp moss and let the roots grow in. You would have to mist them on the surface now and then until it grows more roots down into the moss. Always make sure you don't mist the crown and have water collect there as crown rot can happen.
Maybe someone else will join in with some ideas.
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