“Gophers, not golfers, you idiot. I want you to kill all the gophers!”
Around here they are voles. They are a combination of every rural rodent. They look like a platypus, only smaller.
You never want to denigrate your product, but Tree Protectors work for this as well…
These are circa 1940 Tree Protectors that, having saved thousands of trees already, have lived a useful life. This is a way for them to remain relevant. The mini beasts do not like to dig through sharp metal or rolled-up wire. Most of these are shaped like a long stick and inserted deep into their tunnels.