2 iPads in one house how to keep them separate?

Currently I have an iPad 3 wifi. We have a refurbished iPad 3 with 3G being delivered Monday. I need to know how to keep these two iPads separate and keep them from syncing with the wrong account information with the computer. The reason I ask this is because my husband and I both have iPhone 4s and even though he has his own iTunes account, somehow after syncing his phone with the computer to transfer music onto his phone, every so often during an app update my email will show up on his phone and ask for the password associated with it. But sometimes it show up with his email, it's never consistent. I don't know how to correct this and don't want this same mess to happen with the iPads. The iPad I currently have will be my husbands when the new one gets here. I need to be able to get rid of some things he doesn't want and make sure the things I want to keep I can put on the new one. Anyone know how I can make all this a smooth transition??

One iTunes on one account on one computer can support multiple iPads (and other IOS devices). The sync characteristcs (that YOU configure) can be completely different for each device. iTunes keeps track of which is which by serial number. You keep track of them by the names that you give to them.
Similarly, one iTunes on one account on one computer can support multiple Apple IDs and, of course, your ID is identified (no pun intended) by your email address. HOWEVER, if you are using multiple IDs, there is a minor PIA when you need to update apps. If you're logged in to the "wrong" ID, it's necessary to log out and back in again. This problem does not exist if you update the apps from the iPad as the iPad handles that for you. You must, of course, enter the correct password.
ALL purchases are permanently associated with whatever Apple ID was used to originally obtain them. Apps can not be updated without knowledge of that ID and, more importantly, its password. Apple IDs can not be merged and purchases can not be transferred from one ID to another.

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