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Some pigs' nails grow faster than others. Your friend's pigs may be younger than yours? Baby pigs seem to have neater nails than adults.

The quick can grow in a nail, and get longer. If you are too timid in cutting their nails, it may be that each time you cut them, the quick is getting a little longer, so the next time you cut them, they're longer than they were the last time. Does that make sense? In a case like that, you may need to be a bit more daring, clip a little too close to the quick, and risk nicking it, in order to ensure it shrinks. I've lately taken to doing that with one of my pigs, because her nails are getting too long. Poor pig - it pinches when I get near the quick, if the clippers aren't really sharp. But in the long run, it will mean shorter nails.

Pippin's nails just curl - even when they're short. I don't know what the deal is with her. But they're both over 3 years old, and that's to be expected.

Hope this helps.