I agree- at least 12 hours, in fact if you leave them for that long you had better leave the band on for the duration and be done with it. I went for 13 hours before giving up (alas) and still the bugger recovered. So if you intend to go through with it leave the band on, however if you use a ...

for those of you who don't know about these items:

This link leads to a picture of an elastrator for putting stretchable rubber rings around the scrotum and castrating animals (these rings can be cut off):

http://www.qcsupply.net/140470.html

or this

http://www.farmingsuppliesdirect.com/p ...

Hi, can anyone tell me how long it takes to do damage to balls that have been severely tied off? ... really tight with heavy duty rubber? I know they go black after a while, and get the dull aches insides. But this eventually goes numb. I am interested in knowing how long it takes before permanent ...

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to do permanent damage to penis and testicles which are banded very tight? eg with rubber rings and/or very tight elastic bands. I've done it long enough for them to be black for a while, but don't know when the real irreversible damage will start. And if the ...

I'm into heavy ball play including suspension solely by testicles. But just how much pressure can they take before they burst? and if they do, what happens? is it dangerous? or can you shrug it off and wait for them to settle down (without a ball, of course :) ) In all probability, if one goes the ...