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Hantavirus risk, deer mouse health hazards, and safe cleanup protocols for Sierra Nevada properties
Rodent Control Truckee CA · Safety Guide 7 min read · Updated June 2026 April in Truckee. The 2025–26 season produced 341 inches of snowfall at the Central Sierra Snow Lab location — 103% of the 30-year median. A February 2026 storm added 111 inches in five days. The cabin road is finally passable. You’re…
Rodent Control Truckee CA · Species ID 7 min read · Updated June 2026 One carries a virus with a 38% fatality rate. The other is a kitchen nuisance. They both look like small brown mice. They both leave nearly identical droppings in your Tahoe Donner or Donner Lake attic. And when you find evidence…
Every fall in Truckee, we take calls from homeowners who’ve been cleaning out their attic and want to know if the mouse droppings they disturbed are dangerous. The honest answer: if those droppings came from deer mice — the most common rodent in the Sierra Nevada — the answer is potentially yes, and the cleanup…