Many years back I had a Hamster named Henry (who later turned out to be Henrietta) who disappeared on a regular basis. He (She) had a secret way our of his(her) hamster cage that I never discovered.

The very first time I searched everywhere in my house fearing I would never see him (her) again! I found him (her), standing up on his (her) hind legs holding a piece of bread, in my breadbox drawer.

After that, whenever he (she) disappeared, I would go first thing to the breadbox drawer and there he'd (she'd) be.

Later, he (she) had a litter of pups. That's when she became Henrietta. Turn out she was preggies when I bought her. Unless,
of course, she was meandering when she went out for bread. LOL!

So jOhn, I know just how you felt when your guy disappeared. I'm so glad you found him. Now you know where he'll be when he disappears again.

True Story.
Love, Annamill