australian woman chooses croc over husband

[Amby 490]

An Australian woman says she divorced her husband after he asked her to choose between him and her pet crocodile.

Vicki Lowing said there was no way she could give up 5ft long Johnie which she says is "like a child" to her.

Mrs Lowing, 52, who has hand-raised the croc for 13 years, gives it the run of the house and even lets it sleep with her son Andrew in his bed.

The trained nurse, from Melbourne, adopted the crocodile after it was left on her doorstep in 1996, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Her husband Greg said she spent too much time with the pet and asked her to give it up in a bid to save their marriage, but she refused and the couple divorced in 2005.

Mrs Lowing, a trained nurse, said: "Husbands can look after themselves but my crocodile can't make his meals.

"As soon as I started looking after Johnie, Greg and I started having problems. We did nothing but fight. There was a lot of tension in the house."

Mrs Lowing raised Johnie in her home with Andrew, who is only 18 months older than the crocodile, and said the experience was "like having two children to look after".

It was only after the crocodile stopped growing that Mrs Lowing realised it was female, because the reptiles have no external sex organs.

She said: "I had to tell Andrew his brother was actually his sister. We've stuck with the name Johnie though, because its what we, and she, is used to. And I was secretly thrilled - I've always wanted a daughter."

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3523166.html?menu=

[Chica Yeyé 41]

this woman needs help.

[mawilson 2,133]

Boo-Yah's ex?

[Peikko 1,575]

Indeed she does. Something about this story is fishy though.

[mawilson 2,133]

Indeed she does. Something about this story is fishy though.

Crocodiles are not fish, they are reptiles!

[Rings 10]

LOL hilarious

[Peikko 1,575]

Indeed she does. Something about this story is fishy though.

Crocodiles are not fish, they are reptiles!

Don't make me get Action Man out of his box again!

[mawilson 2,133]

Indeed she does. Something about this story is fishy though.

Crocodiles are not fish, they are reptiles!

Don't make me get Action Man out of his box again!

Well, crocs do eat fish - maybe that's why you thought it smelled fishy!

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Please don't post anything bad about Australia. It's not true.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Please don't post anything bad about Australia. It's not true.

[almaty 19]

that is a handsome croc.....

[spookyturtle 9,466]

that is a handsome croc.....

Sheep are hotter.

[SMR 368]

An Australian woman says she divorced her husband after he asked her to choose between him and her pet crocodile.

Vicki Lowing said there was no way she could give up 5ft long Johnie which she says is "like a child" to her.

Mrs Lowing, 52, who has hand-raised the croc for 13 years, gives it the run of the house and even lets it sleep with her son Andrew in his bed.

The trained nurse, from Melbourne, adopted the crocodile after it was left on her doorstep in 1996, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Her husband Greg said she spent too much time with the pet and asked her to give it up in a bid to save their marriage, but she refused and the couple divorced in 2005.

Mrs Lowing, a trained nurse, said: "Husbands can look after themselves but my crocodile can't make his meals.

"As soon as I started looking after Johnie, Greg and I started having problems. We did nothing but fight. There was a lot of tension in the house."

Mrs Lowing raised Johnie in her home with Andrew, who is only 18 months older than the crocodile, and said the experience was "like having two children to look after".

It was only after the crocodile stopped growing that Mrs Lowing realised it was female, because the reptiles have no external sex organs.

She said: "I had to tell Andrew his brother was actually his sister. We've stuck with the name Johnie though, because its what we, and she, is used to. And I was secretly thrilled - I've always wanted a daughter."

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3523166.html?menu=

Hmm, I hope she keeps it well fed. Otherwise Johnie is going to eat her mommy.

[meowmeowmeow 1]

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[loveamerica 0]

this woman needing help!