It depends. I leave my mouse ears in the dome (mini-green house) for a very long time, usually until the plantlets develop more leaves. I wait until they resemble miniature plants.

After I pot the mouse ear plants into individual pots, I will often keep those small plantlets in the mini-greenhouse because of the low humidity. I have plants that were mouse ears last year. After I potted up those mouse ears individually, I kept the small plants in the mini-greenhouse, almost a year.

Mouse ear plantlets and small plants are more sensitive to humidity than larger plants. I keep everything I can including large plants in mini-greenhouses when it is hot and the humidity is low.

I have found that older, large plants do not do well in mini-greenhouses as a permanent home. It is a thing I can see. So, when small plant's leaves look dried out, leathery, into the mini-greenhouse they go. But the larger plants start to look "wet" when confined to closed spaces for long periods of time. African Violets do require air circulation. Large plants in mini-greenhouses are more prone to rot.

This is my 2 cents worth. I am not an expert.

Thank you for your explanation. I have attached a photo of the babies. What are your thoughts? My dome keeps the humidity high.....Condensation is ever-present. I live in Florida, so humidity is always an issue.

I would leave those mouse ears alone for a while. I don't like to handle very tiny plants and those don't look big enough to take off the mother leaf.

I have taken tiny mouse ears off a mother leaf but I had the Mother Leaf in a small cup. There were 5 mouse ears and the pot was way over crowded. However, those plants were bigger than the ones in your picture.

Put the lid back on and let them grow.

IF high humidity seems to be a problem, you could take the dome off for several hours each day. Those are great looking mouse ears! I agree that they need to be much larger before you change their environment. Some people don't dome at all, so you just have to figure out what works best for you. If they seem too wet, let them breathe.

Sue

"Lucky" and Sue, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I've had two AV's for a couple of years and this is my first attempt at propagation. ;)