When to pot a Den keiki?

[theflyingkitty]

Some of mine are blooming, some have been making keiki, and some of the keiki have been blooming. My dad has REALLY been wanting more orchids of various kinds and I'd like to pot up a keiki for him.

On one of the plants, there are 2 keiki with really fat roots about 3" long. (one stalk per keiki). In some places I've been told to wait until the keiki is more than one stalk, others not.

Also, I would need more than scissors to remove it. So, carefully with a sharp kitch knife between the keiki and the main stalk maybe?

All the plants are outside currently and growing like weeds. It's probably going to be a matter of transplanting them now or wait until spring.

Thanks for the help!