I find ginger ale over in the drink mix aisle by the liquor, not with the sodas.
Our traps are nailed to the trees around the coop. We haven't caught any in a while.
Sounds like you need a good moma tiger kitty or good dog that loves digging them things out. We get ground moles...dogs sniff them,out&dig whole channel out if they have to,long as u fill ruts back in takes care of that problem.very thankful I found my pups when I did.