Does the 2nd gen digitizer fits the 3th gen iPad Mini

No, it doesn't work. The connector on the iPad Mini needs to be fully connected just to control the digitizer. On the iPad Mini 3, the digitizer and home button use the same connector.

The iPad mini 2 digitizer will not work on the iPad mini 3. The home button hole on the iPad mini 2 digitizer is smaller than that of the iPad mini 3 digitizer. If this wasn't an issue it would work just as good :-/

"I'm about to attempt this myself. I wish someone already knew the answer. I'll let you know if it works!

I'm putting a white iPad mini 2 digitizer on an iPad mini 3

It's for a customer. God, I hope this works!"

By the looks of it not to good if it had of been successful he would have wrote back

"I have completed this swap out of the home button and i worked without any trouble. Mini 2 screen and mini 3 home button. Just remove the mini 2 home button and desolder the mini 2 home button tape off contacts. Now install mini 3 home button in hole. Only trouble is hole is just a bit smaller. My customers feedback was it looks and works great.... best bet buy a mini 3 digitizer and transfer home button from old screen to new screen.

Tim"

I tried it myself, and found out it didn't work, even broke the connector on the motherboard somehow...