Vicki Lowing cradles one of her her pets on the sofa at home.It's not unusual for pet-owners to wake up with their animal at the end of the bed.
It happens to 16-year-old Andrew Lowing quite often because his mother Vicki lets her three prized pets have the run of their house.
The only difference is that Johnie, Fovian and Jilfia are crocodiles.
Johnie - the 14-year-old freshwater female - crawls across Andrew's bed
But Vicki - nicknamed Croc Lady in Melbourne - isn't worried that Andrew might become breakfast in bed for the giant reptiles because they have lived together so long she believes the beasts are now fully domesticated.
The 53-year-old nurse has kept crocodiles for more than 30 years and even claims she can communicate telepathically with 14-year-old Johnie, a 1.5 metre (5ft) freshwater female who weighs 12kg.
The suspicious family feline gives its larger housemate the once over.
'I'm convinced crocs are psychic,' said Vicki, stating a belief that is often put forward in Australia.
'They don't look like they do much but there's a lot going on behind those eyes.
'Johnie is definitely psychic. The way she looks at me sometimes, I know she's trying to tell me things.
'She has definitely communicated with me telepathically. It usually happens when she feels a bit crook and she wants me to know she needs some extra TLC.
'I get a shiver like I've seen a ghost and I know she's trying to get through to me.
Vicki's crocodiles get all the health care they need because Johnie once bite her while ill
Are we there yet? The creatures are as welcome in the family car as they are at home
'I'm going to have crocs 'til the day I die, for sure.'
Amazingly, despite Johnie nipping her a decade ago while ill, there have been no injuries from the notorious predators.
Vicki admits neighbours keep their distance when she takes her pets for walks but on the plus side she has never had problems with burglars.
A night on the rep-tiles: One of the crocs relaxes on the floor at home
The 53-year-old nurse has kept crocodiles for more than 30 years and even claims she can communicate telepathically with 14-year-old Johnie, a 1.5 metre (5ft) freshwater female who weighs 12kg.
The suspicious family feline gives its larger housemate the once over.'I'm convinced crocs are psychic,' said Vicki, stating a belief that is often put forward in Australia.
'They don't look like they do much but there's a lot going on behind those eyes.
'Johnie is definitely psychic. The way she looks at me sometimes, I know she's trying to tell me things.
'She has definitely communicated with me telepathically. It usually happens when she feels a bit crook and she wants me to know she needs some extra TLC.
'I get a shiver like I've seen a ghost and I know she's trying to get through to me.
Vicki's crocodiles get all the health care they need because Johnie once bite her while ill
Are we there yet? The creatures are as welcome in the family car as they are at home
'I'm going to have crocs 'til the day I die, for sure.'
Amazingly, despite Johnie nipping her a decade ago while ill, there have been no injuries from the notorious predators.
Vicki admits neighbours keep their distance when she takes her pets for walks but on the plus side she has never had problems with burglars.
A night on the rep-tiles: One of the crocs relaxes on the floor at home 
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