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There are people who do not change their temperatures at all and have successfully bred chondros. Most of us, however, do cycle our pairs before we place them together. I slowly drop the nightime temps down to 68F over several weeks, then place my pairs together, and then continue maintaining that night drop temperature until the female starts seek heat. The temperature drop is only at night and daytime temperatures are back up to normal. I wouldn't worry too much about chondro localities and trying to match year and weather. If you can get your temperatures down low enough, you could breed them in captivity any time of the year. Most breeders place pairs together in the winter when we can use the outside air to help cool the cages at night.

I always recommend keeping your chondros separate at any age unless you are trying to breed them. I don't think it's worth saving space to risk injuries due to aggressive feeding responses, or spreading of diseases (having to treat multiple animals rather than just one), or the difficulty keeping track of defecation and normal behavior.