A common domesticated species on Kinet is a hibernating reptiloid kept primarily as 'winter' fare.
Well, technically it's not one species but several related species (imagine if every continent had their own distinct type of 'dog' that had each descended from a local canine species, similar thing but with something more akin to if a tortoise and a tegu had a little too much to drink at the valentines dance) but people tend to just lump them together as variations of the same thing.
These mostly solitary critters protect themselves from Kinet's storms by being a burrowing species, feeding primarily by consuming roots from below, pulling small plants into their burrows, and snatching up passing critters. Most wild specimens of these species patrol territories with multiple burrows within them, but a few and the domestic versions more often have just one burrow. For the domestic species these are typically provided by Kinecelerans, who'll bury burrow structures with ceilings to each room that can be removed for easy access. The central 'tunnel' portions will be more loose construction, made up of permeable material that things like roots can work down through over time, with fields and gardens typically planted over the lot.
This allows you to plant things they won't eat with things they will, feeding your livestock, guarding the crops you want from land pests, and engaging in companion planting all at the same time. Very efficient.
Aside from checking their health and leaving out food at the start of 'spring', ensuring there's water access, the critters mostly tend to themselves from there. Sometimes you have to bury large rocks around the lot at preferred digging depth to discourage them building their own rooms you can't easily get to, or drive off predators before they can start trouble, and you may want to leave out extra food before the weather gets cold to put some more weight on them, but for the most part you can just let them be.
In areas without harsh winters they're more kept for their eggs, and the breeds you see reflect that, but through most of the planet they're kept for meat. As winter carries on, these critters are used as living larders, dug up and eaten over the course of the season until food becomes more readily available. It's common practice to keep track of which burrows which of your critters are using, prioritizing young males that don't show noteworthy promise, under-performers, and elderly animals.
While typically kept for meat or eggs, they're also sometimes kept as pets or show animals. Breeds dedicated to this tend to smaller, and there are some 'bantam' as we may call it varieties of non-dedicated breeds. In the pet trade females are more popular if one is keeping multiple animals, as they're less aggressive towards each other while males become very aggressive among themselves during mating season. Overall, however, males are more popular for show and pets both, due to more vibrant coloration, used as a way to display for females. This factoid does not, however, apply to one species, where in every breed the males and females are both colorful, their wild ancestors having engaged in batesian mimicry.
Sizes can vary widely based on species and breed, with the smallest males growing to 4 ft and weighing about 30 lbs while the largest females grow to be 8 ft and nearly 300 lbs. Females tend to be 15-20% larger than males.
