FOUND HIM!!!! he was under in the very back of my dish washer, that is built into my counters. i was doing my regular fridge and stove check and went to turn on the dish washer and when i seen the hot water cycle button the light bulb went off in my head. He climbed into the smalest hole so I always over looked the dish washer. I had to take it apart to get him out, he ate his first small rat too. he went from large mice as a staple to rat pup and now he just ate his first small rat.