Sponges Keep Disappearing

[Soriyu - 5506]

So Every Time I Made A House With Sponges And I Leave For A Few Months They're Gone And Most Times Someone Raided My House Because I Have No Sponge. Do Sponges Expire Or Something? Because They Always Disappear.

 

[Jedz]

Sponges despawn after 45 days of inactivity.

 

[Heli]

Sponges despawn after 45 days of inactivity.

I see someone say this everyday...