2 new ipad minis, imessage using same phone number on both!

Wife and I just got two new ipad mini's. When i went to test out imessage between the ipads they both are defaulted to her iphone number (we both also have iphones). Is there a way to change the imessage number on my ipad to my phone number and leave hers as is? Both the iphones and ipads are under 1 account (my email address)

If you both have the same Apple ID, when you activate iMessage, it should list the Apple ID email and both phone numbers. If not, try turning iMessage off for a minute, then turn it back on and see if it reactivates.

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