By . Nelson Groom for Daily Mail Australia . Updated : . 22:55 EST , 15 March 2015. var twitterVia = 'MailOnline ' ; . DM.later ( 'bundle ' , function ( ) { . DM.has ( 'shareLinkTop ' , 'shareLinks ' , { . 'id ' : '2994562 ' , . 'title ' : 'Woman lifts her 1.5 metre pet crocodile into the bath ' , . 'url ' : 'http : //www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2994562/Woman-takes-pet-crocodile-bath.html ' , . 'eTwitterStatus ' : ' http : //dailym.ai/1LarHQI via @ ' + twitterVia , . 'articleChannelFollowButton ' : 'MailOnline ' , . 'isChannel ' : false , . 'hideEmail ' : true , . 'placement ' : 'top ' , . 'anchor ' : 'tl ' } ) ; . } ) ; . 14. shares . 2 . View comments . DM.later ( 'bundle ' , function ( ) { . DMS.Article.init ( 'top ' ) ; . } ) ; . Getting children into the bath is an age old hurdle for parents around the world . But a bizarre new video depicting a woman escorting her pet crocodile into a steamy bath suggests the challenge is faced by reptile owners , too . The vision , uploaded to YouTube this week , shows proud crocodile owner Vicki Lowing lifting her freshwater croc Johnie into the bath as he angrily thrashes around . The bizarre video shows proud crocodile owner Vicki Lowing lifting her pet crocodile Johnie into the bath as he angrily thrashes around . ‘ C ’ mon buddy . There ’ s a girl , let ’ s have a bath , ’ Lowing says . A previous Daily Mail report suggested 18-year-old Johnie was 1.5 metres long and weighed 12kg . Nicknamed Croc Lady in Melbourne , Lowing , 57 , has owned crocodiles for nearly 40 years , and she claims she can even communicate with them telepathically . Lowing said she first became fascinated with the animals after watching a film in the 1960s , and she has never looked back . Surprisingly , the Melbourne mother has yet to suffer any injuries from all her years handling the notorious predators . Lowing said she first became fascinated with the animals after watching a film in the 1960s , and she has never looked back . Snappy families : Vicki Lowing cradles 18-year-old Johnie , who features in the latest video , on the sofa at home . The 1.5 metre freshwater croc is as welcome in the family car as they are at home .
The video was uploaded this week by proud crocodile owner Vicki Lowing . It shows her lifting her 18-year-old pet crocodile Johnie into the bath . Nicknamed Croc Lady , Lowing , 57 , has owned crocodiles for 40 years .